Overview
This course explores the verification of general relativity through precision experiments and the challenges in testing Einstein's theory in various regimes. The learning outcomes include understanding the measurements confirming general relativity and the opportunities for testing it further. The course teaches skills such as analyzing gravitational physics experiments and evaluating strong-field tests of general relativity. The teaching method involves reviewing experiments and discussing challenges in testing Einstein's theory. The intended audience includes individuals interested in physics, general relativity, and the history of scientific theories.
Syllabus
Was Einstein Right? A Centennial Assessment
Geometry bends light: The 1919 Eclipse
Geometry bends light: 1 century highlights
Geometry bends light: Gravitational lenses
Geometry bends light... and wins an Oscar!
Geometry warps time: The redshift
Geometry moves mass: Mercury's perihelion
Geometry has waves
A Global Network of Interferometers
Gravitational-wave tests of GR: Speed
Geometry makes black holes
Black holes have no hair
Counting hair on the galactic center
Strong-Field tests of general relativity
Taught by
APS Physics