High-precision test of general relativity by the Cassini space probe (artist's impression): radio signals sent between the Earth and the probe (green wave) are delayed by the warping of spacetime (blue lines) due to the Sun's mass. (This image is in the public domain. Courtesy of NASA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Scott Hughes
MIT Course Number
8.962
As Taught In
Spring 2020
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
8.962 is MIT's graduate course in general relativity, which covers the basic principles of Einstein's general theory of relativity, differential geometry, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, and cosmology.
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