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written by Sean M. Carroll
This web site contains lecture notes of a class taught on General Relativity. The main subjects that these notes cover are: Introduction to General Relativity, a review of Special Relativity, Geometry of the Universe and Differential Geometry, Gravitation and Cosmology. It also provides the user with links to other resources, such as lectures and courses, from other authors. The notes are formatted in postscript, additionally there are links to html and pdf versions.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Relativity
- Miscellaneous
- Spacetime Fundamentals
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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© 1998 Sean Carroll
Permission is granted to copy and distribute freely, so long as proper attribution is given, no alterations are made, and no monetary profit is gained.
Keywords:
black hole, cosmology, differential geometry, general relativity, gravitation, special relativity, weak field
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created April 27, 2007 by Enrique Suarez
Record Updated:
August 12, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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June 21, 2007
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S. Carroll, (1998), WWW Document, (http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/grnotes/).
AJP/PRST-PER
S. Carroll, Lecture Notes on General Relativity (1998), <http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/grnotes/>.
APA Format
Carroll, S. (2007, June 21). Lecture Notes on General Relativity. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/grnotes/
Chicago Format
Carroll, Sean. Lecture Notes on General Relativity. June 21, 2007. http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/grnotes/ (accessed 19 April 2024).
MLA Format
Carroll, Sean. Lecture Notes on General Relativity. 1998. 21 June 2007. 19 Apr. 2024 <http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/grnotes/>.
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@misc{ Author = "Sean Carroll", Title = {Lecture Notes on General Relativity}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {19 April 2024}, Month = {June 21, 2007}, Year = {1998} }
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%0 Electronic Source %A Carroll, Sean %D June 21, 2007 %T Lecture Notes on General Relativity %V 2024 %N 19 April 2024 %8 June 21, 2007 %9 application/postscript %U http://www.preposterousuniverse.com/grnotes/


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