General Relativity: The Theoretical Minimum
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The latest volume in The New York Times bestselling physics series explains Einstein’s masterpiece: the general theory of relativity
He taught us classical mechanics, quantum mechanics and special relativity. Now, physicist Leonard Susskind, assisted by a new collaborator, André Cabannes, returns to tackle Einstein’s general theory of relativity. Starting from the equivalence principle and covering the necessary mathematics of Riemannian spaces and tensor calculus, Susskind and Cabannes explain the link between gravity and geometry. They delve into black holes, establish Einstein field equations and solve them to describe gravity waves. The authors provide vivid explanations that, to borrow a phrase from Einstein himself, are as simple as possible (but no simpler).
An approachable yet rigorous introduction to one of the most important topics in physics, General Relativity is a must-read for anyone who wants a deeper knowledge of the universe’s real structure.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Penguin (1 Feb. 2024) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Paperback | 400 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0141999861 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0141999869 |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 3.5 x 19.8 cm |
by John Tunstall
I like the style of this series, but some prior knowledge of the subject is useful.
The book is excellent especially the treatment of alternative coordinates (Kruskal etc) and gravitational waves.
by Joakim Silva
Basically the book arrived in pristine condition and it is only available via Amazon in the UK. You will not find this masterpiece in Waterstones despite being a rare must have book. The entire theoretical minimum series is great because it makes the complex subject of physics understandable for the average layman or even a bricklayer. It avoids any unnecessary content and skips straight to the point giving you enough detail to explore a topic in more depth if you want to. If you want to buy this book I would buy all the books in the series in order of classical mechanics, quantum mechanics and then special relativity.
by hypercolius
The preordered book arrived late. The packaging itself was not damaged however the book was. All I can assume that the book was sent out damaged.
by Joakim Silva
I found this book good, but difficult to follow in places, sometimes very difficult. In general, I always struggled with blocks of text and a lack of worked examples, and this book has it in abundance.
(Hartle also has that issue, but over-compensates for it with a massive amount of problems) The exercises, I feel, are also rather hard and with a lack of examples are extremely difficult- I had to use other resources such as ‘Einstein Relatively Easily’ to even understand how to solve them.
If you have met general relativity before, you will love this book. If, like me, you are a 1st-year undergraduate, you will struggle quite a bit!