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Lecture

Black Holes: Renormalisation Group

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PHYS-427: Relativity and cosmology I

Introduce the students to general relativity and its classical tests. ...

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This lecture covers the topic of black holes and the renormalisation group, discussing bonus material related to the renormalisation group. The slides provide detailed information on the concepts of black holes, renormalisation, and group theory, presented by the instructor.

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Astrophysics: Physical cosmology

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