 Relativity & Cosmology
ASTR 3740 Homepage Spring 2000 |
MWF 2.00-2.50pm in Duane Physics, G131.
This is an upper division undergraduate course in Relativity and Cosmology for science majors. It aims to provide a quantitative introduction to special and general relativity, to black holes, and to modern cosmology. Knowledge of calculus is assumed. This an elective for the APS minor (and major, if approved). |
| Speaker | Topic | Date |
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| Nick Gnedin | Special Relativity Video | Wed 26 Jan |
| Chris Reynolds | X-rays from Black Holes | Wed 16 Feb |
This is Vermilion. |
This is Cerulean. |
They invite you to a tour of
Special Relativity.
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This image is from the
White Holes and Wormholes
section of
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The Cas A Supernova Remnant.
Is the central point source associated with a neutron star or a black hole?
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The Center of our Galaxy.
The central point source is associated with a black hole of about
2.6 × 106 solar masses.
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Center of the Andromeda Galaxy, M31.
The central point source is associated with a black hole of about
3 × 107 solar masses.
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Are the cosmological parameters known at last?
Professor Andrew J. S. Hamilton
JILA, room A706
Office hours: TR 1.30-3.00pm
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Updated 19 Jan 2000
Falling into a Black Hole
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