General Relativity (MATH7105)
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
ID435 or MATH4105
Prerequisite
Permission of Head of School
Assessment methods
Assignments
Course enquiries
Dr Yao-Zhong Zhang (yzz@maths.uq.edu.au)
This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.
Course description
(offered in even-numbered years only) Manifolds, tensors, connections & covariant differentiation, parallel transport, goedesics & curvature, differential forms. Foundations of general relativity. Applications to astronomy & cosmology.