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AMATH 874 - 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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Offerings

Winter 2012 [1121]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00179031 / 110:00 - 11:20 W

Winter 2010 [1101]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00168140 / 15

Winter 2008 [1081]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00150900 / 2510:30 - 11:50 W

Winter 2006 [1061]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LEC 00146970 / 2410:00 - 11:20 T,Th,E,I,T

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