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PHYS 784 - Advanced techniques in General Relativity and Applications to Black Holes

Review of elementary general relativity. Timelike and null geodesic congruences. Hypersurfaces and junction conditions. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of general relativity. Mass and angular momentum of a gravitating body. The laws of black-hole mechanics.

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Winter 2024 [1241]

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LEC 00179907 / 3010:30 - 11:50 W

Winter 2012 [1121]

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LEC 00171116 / 3010:00 - 11:20 W

Winter 2010 [1101]

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LEC 00168150 / 1

Winter 2008 [1081]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00150914 / 2010:30 - 11:50 W

Winter 2006 [1061]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00146630 / 1010:00 - 11:20 T,Th,E,I,T

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