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Sep 07, 2024
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2023-2024 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PH 400 - Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Class Hour(s) 3 Laboratory Hour(s) 0 3 Semester Credit Hour(s)
Introduction to Einstein’s Special and General Theory of Relativity. Topics covered: the physics of Lorentz contraction, time dilation, the “twin paradox” and energy, momentum in Special Relativity; mass in Relativity, Schwarzschild metric, Black Holes and Cosmology, behavior of light and applications to Global Positioning Systems.
Prerequisite(s): PH 263, MA 340
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