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Stellar Mass Black Holes and Post-Newtonian Gravitational Effects - Lecture 13

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This lecture examines black holes and four post-Newtonian gravitational effects: perihelion precession, light deflection, gravitational redshift, and gravitational waves. It also discusses the 1919 eclipse expedition that tested Einstein’s predictions.

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- Chapter 1. Defining Black Holes in Terms of the Schwarzschild Radius
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- Chapter 2. Perihelions and Deflection of Light
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- Chapter 3. Hunting Eclipses
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- Chapter 4. Gravitational Redshift
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- Chapter 5. Gravitational Waves
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