The third edition of this classic textbook is a quantitative
introduction for advanced undergraduates and graduate students. It
gently guides students from Newton's gravitational theory to
special relativity, and then to the relativistic theory of
gravitation. General relativity is approached from several
perspectives: as a theory constructed by analogy with Maxwell's
electrodynamics, as a relativistic generalization of Newton's
theory, and as a theory of curved spacetime. The authors provide a
concise overview of the important concepts and formulas, coupled
with the experimental results underpinning the latest research in
the field. Numerous exercises in Newtonian gravitational theory and
Maxwell's equations help students master essential concepts for
advanced work in general relativity, while detailed spacetime
diagrams encourage them to think in terms of four-dimensional
geometry. Featuring comprehensive reviews of recent experimental
and observational data, the text concludes with chapters on
cosmology and the physics of the Big Bang and inflation.
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