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HI, can anyone suggest a good book on general relativity with fairly good mathematics for beginner for self study?
What is your current mathematical level?
Not to mention that since I joined PF less than a year ago, this same question has been asked at least 2 dozen times.To be honest, I wish that all threads that don't adequately answer this question should be locked and deleted. It annoys me so much. How can we possibly give an answer without this kind of crucial information.
Not to mention that since I joined PF less than a year ago, this same question has been asked at least 2 dozen times.
You can always look at their profile info. In this case it doesn't help + he is a new member. But he explicitly asksBut you're right, posts like the OP, with no background information at all, are asked tons of time. I usually refuse to answer them. But they're really annoying.
That is a particular known level for General Relativity, so may be us knowing his background is somewhat irrelevant. Since he wants the math he will get the math.fairly good mathematics for beginner for self study
Two classic textbooks that have survived over the years are:HI, can anyone suggest a good book on general relativity with fairly good mathematics for beginner for self study?
I think you can also find them both on line.Two classic textbooks that have survived over the years are:
1. Steven Weinberg, "Gravitation and Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory o Relativity" (Wiley, 1972)
2. Peter G. Bergmann, "Introduction to the Theory of Relativity" [with a foreword by Albert Einstein] (Original 1942; republished: (Dover Books on Physics) Dover Publications, 1976).
What do you like about the Hobson book?hobson efstathiou lasenby
http://www.cambridge.org/es/academi...ction-physicists?format=HB&isbn=9780521829519
Schutz (more formal, very good tensor introduction)
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/academi...n/first-course-general-relativity-2nd-edition
these are the books I'm using. they both have their merits.
Yeah it is a good book ( I suggested above) for GR. For SR though, it uses ict.Also ideal may be:
D. F. Lawden, "Introduction to Tensor Calculus, Relativity and Cosmology" (Dover Books on Physics)
Ok. Thanks for pointing that out.yeah it is a good book ( isuggested above) for gr. For SR thought, it uses ict.
I wrote a book on relativity (both special and general, plus section on quantum mechanics) specifically for someone who knows little math but is interested in the math and logic of relativity. My premise is that even if you know only high school math (had good courses in algebra, trig, geometry, maybe pre-calc) I can walk you through the steps till you understand Einstein's field equations of general relativity, even how these are solved. I tried to address the amateur scientist or undergraduate student. It goes into gravity waves (to 2014), but of course there's been much progress on this lately. But if you know a lot about the subject already, you may find my treatment to be too slow. If you order a copy, please make sure the title is as follows (not my previous version also available whose title starts with "The Mathematics of Relativity...")HI, can anyone suggest a good book on general relativity with fairly good mathematics for beginner for self study?
Ordered it. Willing to give it a try.I wrote a book on relativity (both special and general, plus section on quantum mechanics) specifically for someone who knows little math but is interested in the math and logic of relativity. My premise is that even if you know only high school math (had good courses in algebra, trig, geometry, maybe pre-calc) I can walk you through the steps till you understand Einstein's field equations of general relativity, even how these are solved. I tried to address the amateur scientist or undergraduate student. It goes into gravity waves (to 2014), but of course there's been much progress on this lately. But if you know a lot about the subject already, you may find my treatment to be too slow. If you order a copy, please make sure the title is as follows (not my previous version also available whose title starts with "The Mathematics of Relativity...")
Amazon carries this: "Relativity Math Updated and Revised for the Rest of Us" by Louis Jagerman, 2014
The following book is actually quite good for GR (Chapter 5 onwards) but I would not use it for SR as it uses the weird ict convention
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0486425401/?tag=pfamazon01-20
Yeah it is a good book ( I suggested above) for GR. For SR though, it uses ict.
[But in any case it's good to be flexible and get used to all conventions (it helps you understand relativity better)*[see next comment] - something like with software, computer programs, apps, versions and editions - flexibility is good ...]
Just the presentation, everything is laid out really clearly and the figures are great. Also there's a lot of physical discussion compared to the Schulz book.What do you like about the Hobson book?