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General Information
Credits: 3
Description:
Riemannian geometry was created by Bernhard Riemann in his remarkable 1854
Habilitationsschrift. It provides the mathematical foundation for Einstein’s general theory of relativity. In the early 1920’s Elie Cartan generalized Riemann’s geometry to include the revolutionary program of Felix Klein understanding geometry through the lens of Sophus Lie’s theory of symmetry groups. Topics covered in this course vary, but will include: Riemannian metrics and/or their generalizations, connections, curvature, and geodesics. Offered by Mathematics. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:
Required Prerequisites: (MATH 740B- or 740XS).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
Current Sections
This course is not offered this semester.