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General Relativity

  • Number of credits 7.5 credits
  • Level Master’s level
  • Starting Autumn Term 2024

About the course

Tensors, curvature of spacetime, geodesics, Einstein's field equations, the Schwarzschild solution, physics near a large mass, black holes, gravitational waves, elementary cosmology.

Application and eligibility

General Relativity, 7.5 credits

Det finns inga tidigare terminer för kursen Autumn Term 2024 Det finns inga senare terminer för kursen

The information below is only for exchange students

Starts

1 November 2024

Ends

19 January 2025

Study location

Umeå

Language

English

Type of studies

Daytime, 50%

Required Knowledge

90 credits including Analytical Mechanics and Electrodynamics or equivalent. Proficiency in English and Swedish equivalent to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies. Requirements for Swedish only apply if the course is held in Swedish.

 

Selection

Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.

Application code

UMU-A5319

Application

This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive. The application period is closed.

Contact us

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Course is given by
The Department of Physics
Contactperson for the course is:
Michael Bradley