PHYS 458 - Special and General Relativity

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)

Open Study: Open

Faculty of Science

Special Relativity: space-time; Lorentz transformations; definitions of scalars, vectors and tensors; motion of a relativistic particle; energymomentum tensor and equations of motion; transformation of electromagnetic fields. General Relativity: geometry of curved space-time; equivalence principle; gravity as curvature; Einstein equations; black hole and cosmological solutions; gravitational waves. Prerequisites: MA PH 251 or MATH 337 or ECE 341, PHYS 244. Corequisite: PHYS 481.

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Fall Term 2026

Lectures

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LECTURE A01
(52817)
40
2026-09-01 - 2026-12-08 (MWF)
13:00 - 13:50