Outline and reading list due Nov 16, 2009
First draft due Nov 30, 2009 (to be returned Dec 2, 2009)
Final version due Dec 21, 2009 (absolute deadline, submitting
earlier is definitely allowed)
POSSIBLE TOPICS
Experimental tests of special relativity
Experimental tests of general relativity
The solar eclipse expedition of 1919
The expanding and accelerating Universe
Dark matter
Gravitational lensing
Cosmic Microwave Background radiation
The Big Bang theory
Stellar-mass black holes in the Milky Way
Supermassive black holes in the centers of nearby galaxies
Active Galactic Nuclei and Quasars
Einstein and the Quantum Theory
Einstein's role in Physics beyond Relativity
... (many other topics are possible - check with me if you have an
idea not listed here!)
The address of this page is
http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/~jackph/2009f/final_paper.html