This book is intended to provide a thorough introduction to the theory of general
relativity . It is intended to serve as both a text for graduate students and a reference
book for researchers. These two goals are somewhat contradictory, and to the extent
that they are, part I of the book emphasizes the first goal . It treats the topics usually
covered in introductory relativity courses : basic differential geometry, Einstein's
equation, gravitational radiation, the standard cosmological models,
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J D Jackson, Classical Electrodynamics, 3rd ed-1-168
This book is intended to provide a thorough introduction to the theory of general
relativity . It is intended to serve as both a text for graduate students and a reference
book for researchers. These two goals are somewhat contradictory, and to the extent
that they are, part I of the book emphasizes the first goal . It treats the topics usually
covered in introductory relativity courses : basic differential geometry, Einstein's
equation, gravitational radiation, the standard cosmological models,
This book is intended to provide a thorough introduction to the theory of general
relativity . It is intended to serve as both a text for graduate students and a reference
book for researchers. These two goals are somewhat contradictory, and to the extent
that they are, part I of the book emphasizes the first goal . It treats the topics usually
covered in introductory relativity courses : basic differential geometry, Einstein's
equation, gravitational radiation, the standard cosmological models,