Re: General Relativity

Zack wrote:
> I was wondering if anybody could help me. I am currently a student of
> Mathematics and Physics at a university. However, my university does
> not offer a class on GR and I am having trouble finding a book to use
> to teach myself. Does, anybody know a good book? I have had training
> in Mathematics up to the advanced calculus stage and in physics up to a
> working knowledge of quantum mechanics. Thanks for your time.

To get some essential understanding of general relativity you may read
one of the good textbooks mentioned by others. To get a clear concrete
understanding of general relativity you may want to strengthen your
knowledge of special relativity and differential geometry. You need to
solve simple problems in these subjects. Make sure you make your self
familiar (google it) with 'Principle of equivalence' which is a
founding philosophical idea of general relativity. It is also good to
be knowledgable about Maxwell theory of electromagnetism.

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