Einstein's General Theory of Relativity

Download or read book Einstein's General Theory of Relativity written by Øyvind Grøn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-04 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book introduces the general theory of relativity and includes applications to cosmology. The book provides a thorough introduction to tensor calculus and curved manifolds. After the necessary mathematical tools are introduced, the authors offer a thorough presentation of the theory of relativity. Also included are some advanced topics not previously covered by textbooks, including Kaluza-Klein theory, Israel's formalism and branes. Anisotropic cosmological models are also included. The book contains a large number of new exercises and examples, each with separate headings. The reader will benefit from an updated introduction to general relativity including the most recent developments in cosmology.