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PY 341 Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology
Introduction to relativity, gravitation and cosmology in accordance with Einstein's special and general theories of relativity. Flat spacetime: Minkowski metric, time dilation, length contraction, doppler effect, twin paradox, and space travel. Curved spacetime: Schwarzchild metric, black holes and event horizons, particle and light motion, Global positioning system, precession of planetary orbits. Cosmology: hubble law, expansion of the universe, Friedman-Robertson-Walker metric, big bang, cosmological redshift, dark matter and dark energy.
Typically offered in Spring only
Biochemistry (BS)
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...a student chooses PY 205, PY 208 should...433 also requires MA 341). This sequence is...