AST 563 Seminar on Radio Astronomy

Credit Hours: 4

A survey of current research reports in scientific journals on topics including research on pulsars, quasars, and radio and infrared observations of the interstellar medium.

syllabus

1. Introduction: tensor algebra and analysis.
2. Field equations: a weak field; gravitational waves, experimental tests.
3. Black-hole physics.
4. Cosmology: the standard model; the early universe; observational cosmology.

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