Astro 130: Relevant PowerPoint Files
Newtonian gravity
Special relativity
General relativity
Curvature
Collapses of stars
Black holes in binary star systems
Galaxies
Active Galactic Nuclei
Jets
Supermassive black holes in hibernation
Kerr black holes
Black hole singularities
The above files are courtesy of
Mitch Begelman
at the University of Colorado.
How big is that?
Hypothetical journey to two black holes
Hypothetical journey to three more black holes
Special relativity 1; Reference frames; Failures of Newtonian physics
Special relativity 2; Einstein's consequences and predictions; Length contraction, time dilation, and velocity addition
Special relativity 3; The absolute interval; Experimental tests
General relativity; Limitations of special relativity; Principle of equivalence; Gravitational time dilation; Tidal gravity
Experimental tests of relativity; Schwarzschild solution; Embedding diagrams
Schwarzschild solution; Singularities in physics; Degeneracy pressure
Degeneracy pressure; White dwarfs
Relativity of mass; Neutron stars; Supernovae; Pulsars
Collapse to a black hole; Effects near black holes; No hair; Spinning black holes
Equivalence of mass and energy; Accretion; Black hole energy extraction; Seyfert galaxies and quasars; Superluminal motion
Observations of stellar mass black holes; Cygnus X-1; GRO J1655-40
GRO J1655-40; Sgr A*
Active galaxies; 3C273; Radio galaxies; Blazars; Active galaxy unification
Active galaxy accretion disks; NGC 4258; Gamma-ray bursts
Gravitational radiation; Black hole pulsation; The binary pulsar; LIGO
Horizon area theorem; Black hole thermodynamics; Hawking radiation
Inside black holes; Physics versus metaphysics; Multiple paradigms; Singularities; Quantum foam; Cosmic censorship
Wormholes; Time machines
Time machines; Matricide paradox; General relativity and the Universe; Isotropy and homogeneity; Status versus dynamic universes; Hubble's Law; Future of the Universe
Static versus dynamic universes; Hubble's Law; Observational tests of the Big Bang
The cosmic microwave background; History of the Big Bang; Decoupling; Inflation
Inflation; Age and fate of the Universe; The cosmological constant
The above files are courtesy of
Dan Watson
at the University of Rochester.
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