Introduction to General Relativity and the Equivalence Principle
1:49:28Tensor Analysis and Notation in General Relativity
1:45:47Riemannian Geometry and General Relativity
1:52:34Gravitational Fields, Spacetime Curvature & Newtonian Limits
1:41:01The Schwarzschild Metric & Relativistic Black Hole Geometry
1:39:07Event Horizons, Photon Spheres & Gravitational Singularities
2:04:23Kruskal-Szekeres Coordinates & Black Hole Spacetime Diagrams
1:54:50Penrose Diagrams & Causal Structure of Gravitational Collapse
1:23:09The Einstein Field Equations & The Stress-Energy Tensor
1:44:24Weak-Field Approximation & Gravitational Wave Solutions
1:36:20Riemannian Geometry and General Relativity
This lecture deepens the exploration of Riemannian geometry, establishing its fundamental role as the mathematical framework for Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. Key concepts of curved spacetime are rigorously derived.
(October 8, 2012) Leonard Susskind continues his discussion of Riemannian geometry and uses it as a foundation for general relativity.
This series is the fourth installment of a six-quarter series that explore the foundations of modern physics. In this quarter, Susskind focuses on Einstein's General Theory of Relativity.
Tensor Analysis and Notation in General Relativity
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