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Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime: Understanding Gravity

Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime: Understanding Gravity

Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime: Understanding Gravity

The force of gravity rules the universe, yet it is one of the least understood of all the forces of nature. The study of gravity helped spark the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century, and it continues to be at the forefront of physics today. Now, in Black Holes, Tides, and Curved Spacetime: Understanding Gravity, plunge into this compelling subject in 24 intensively illustrated lectures, presented by Professor Benjamin Schumacher. This course covers the key ideas in gravity research over the past 400 years and gives you the background to understand today’s path-breaking theories in physics.

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