| Unit name | General Relativity and Cosmology |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PHYSM1900 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Dave Newbold |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
PHYS10500 and Astronomy at Level H/6 or equivalents. |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Physics |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science |
To provide a physical understanding of the General Theory of Relativity, to demonstrate how to apply the theory to the universe as a whole, and to show how what we measure relates to the intrinsic properties of the Universe at earlier times. To make you familiar with how the relativistic concept of a curved space-time relates to cosmological theories, and learn how to calculate the observable consequences of the evolution of the universe.
