Schutz a first course in general relativitysecond edition. The reader is assumed to have but little mathematical knowledge. This system of equations is known as the lorentz transformation. Nowadays this theory is often used as a prototype for other, more intricate constructions to describe forces between elementary particles or other branches of fundamental physics. Lecture notes on general relativity matthias blau universitat bern. The basic equation of general relativity is called einsteins equation.
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The general theory of relativity is, as the name indicates, a generalization of the special. Carroll enrico fermi institute and department of physics, university of chicago, chicago, il, 60637. Free particles move with constant velocity u dr dt. The book offers a rigorous introduction to einsteins general theory of relativity. Schutz, a first course in general relativity cambridge, 1985. Read general relativity and the einstein equations oxford mathematical monographs online, read in mobile or kindle. The aim of this groundbreaking new book is to bring general relativity into the undergraduate curriculum and make this fundamental theory accessible to all.
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