What is General Relativity and How Does it Work?

[harnith]

hello everyone. i want someone to explain general relativity step by step. please don't say that it is impossible.

 

[malawi_glenn]

It is not impossible, but there are 1000 of textbooks and tutorials out there that have already done that.

Try this one for instance: http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9712019

 

[Naty1]

You can also gain some insights from a thread I posted nearby.."How does light slow in the presence of gravity?" but you should do some background reading first...

 

[Anthea Lawn]

It's not impossible although it does play with your mind a bit. However, as a startoff I'd recommend that you get a thorough understanding of Special Relativity first. When you've got that cracked, then General Relativity will come to you a lot easier. Good luck with it !

 

[Naty1]

try some wikipedia reading to get started:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_special_relativity

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_general_relativity

and utilize some of the many references given at the end of each...