Miscellaneous Relativity Topics Last updated Jun 23, 2019 Save as PDF Supplemental Modules (Relativity) Big Bang Cosmology Page ID3345 ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) Topic hierarchyBig Bang CosmologyThis is a brief summary of the Standard Hot Big Bang model of cosmology.Black HolesCourse notes on black holes.Black Hole ThermodynamicsCourse notes on black hole thermodynamics.Frames of Reference and Newton’s LawsGENERAL RELATIVITY - a primerA discussion of the general theory of relativity.General Theory of RelativityA discussion of the general theory of relativity.Gravitational Time Dilation, a DerivationA non-mathematical derivation of the fact that clocks in gravitational fields run slow.Inertial Frames of ReferenceA brief summary of the concept of Inertial Frames of Reference in Newtonian and Einsteinian Physics.Mass-Energy EquivalenceA "small" document discussing how E = mc^2 arises in the Special Theory of Relativity.Mass-Energy Equivalence-technicalThis document discusses much of the same material as the previous one, but is written for physicists.SPECIAL RELATIVITYA discussion of the postulates of special relativity and their consequences, from a first year physics course that uses minimal mathematics.Special Theory of RelativityThe Special Relativity document by Professor Key that is the next listing largely concentrates on the effects predicted by the theory, such as time dilation, length contraction, etc.The Science of HawkingAn overview of Stephen Hawking's contributions to black hole thermodynamics and cosmology.