PHYS 161Black Holes
An introduction to Einstein’s theory of general relativity with emphasis on the physics of black holes. Topics will include metrics and curved space-time, the Schwarzschild metric, motion around and inside black holes, rotating black holes, gravitational lensing, gravity waves, Hawking radiation, and observations of black holes.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “PHYS 4A-B-C-D-E.”