MTH256: Differential Geometry II

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Offered:
Spring (even years)
Prerequisites:
MTH255
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Description:
Continues the subject matter in MTH255. General relativity theory "reduces" gravitational physics to riemannian geometry.
Topics covered:
Riemannian geometry-- intrinsic geometry of surfaces. (Related to the Lorenz spaces used in general relativity.)
Related courses:
MTH255. Mathematics used in general relativity.