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Using Algebraic Computing To Teach General Relativity And Cosmology

Open Access
|Oct 2015

Abstract

The article presents some new aspects and experience on the use of computer in teaching general relativity and cosmology for undergraduate students (and not only) with some experience in computer manipulation. Some years ago certain results were reported [1] using old fashioned computer algebra platforms but the growing popularity of graphical platforms as Maple and Mathematica forced us to adapt and reconsider our methods and programs. We will describe some simple algebraic programming procedures (in Maple with GrTensorII package) for obtaining and the study of some exact solutions of the Einstein equations in order to convince a dedicated student in general relativity about the utility of a computer algebra system.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/awutp-2015-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2784-1057 | Journal ISSN: 1224-9718
Language: English
Page range: 139 - 144
Submitted on: Dec 20, 2011
Accepted on: Mar 29, 2012
Published on: Oct 5, 2015
Published by: West University of Timisoara
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2015 Dumitru N. Vulcanov, Remus-Ştefan Ş. Boată, published by West University of Timisoara
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