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Apr 17, 2024
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University of Alberta Calendar 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ASTRO 101 - Black Holes ★ 3 (fi 6) (either term, 3-0-0) An introduction to the science of black holes and its connection to how black holes are portrayed in popular culture and news. Topics include: properties of light; introduction to gravity, relativity and quantum physics; life cycle of stars; measurements of black hole properties; observed features of black holes interacting with their environment; event horizons, the ergosphere, and singularities; quantum black holes, information, and Hawking radiation; gravitational lensing; gravitational radiation. Prerequisites: Math 30-1. Credit may be obtained for only one of ASTRO 101 or ASTRO 122.
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