Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Other Requisite(s): | Admission: to the physics honours program
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| Contravariant and Covariant tensors. The Einstein summation convention. Lorentz space. Symmetric and Antisymmetric tensors. The gradient, divergence, curl and d Alembertian operators applied to tensors. The order of a tensor. The Metric tensor. Rectilinear and Curvilinear coordinates. The Einstein Tensor. The line element for various coordinate systems. Converting from one coordinate system to a different coordinate system. Cartesian to Spherical. In the last six weeks, you will know the definition and application of - Flat space and Riemannian space. Christoffel symbols or connection coefficients. The curvature tensor. The Ricci tensor. The Principle of Equivalence and its implications. General Relativity and coordinate geometry problems - Calculate the angle of the deflection of light as it passes the Sun. Do this calculation Classically and compare with the General Relativity result. Given a specific line element determine if the space is curved. Determine the line elements of several geometrical shapes. Calculate the connection coefficients for several geometrical shapes. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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