Relativity and Cosmology (PHY-0020)

Spring 2026 · PHY 0020 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Introduction to relativity and cosmology. First part discusses special relativity, including connections to electromagnetism and particle physics. Second part discusses gravity, including geodesic motion, curvedspacetime, astrophysical objects, and black hole solutions. Third part discusses cosmology, including the expanding universe, the dark universe, and the very early universe. Calculus will be used, but more advanced mathematics is not required. Prerequisite: PHY 13 or permission of instructor.

Course codes: PHY-0020, PHY 0020, PHY0020, PHY-20, PHY 20, PHY20

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