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MATH-M 637: THEORY OF GRAVITATION I (3 credits)

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Introduction to the general theory of relativity, stress-energy tensor, parallel transport, geodesics, Einstein's equation, differential geometry, manifolds, general covariance, bending of light, perihelion advance, Modern cosmology: Robertson-Walker metric, equations of state, Griedmann equations, Hubble's law, redshift, cosmological constant, inflation, quintessence, cosmic microwave background, Big Band nucleosynthesis, structure formation.

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