1. Jun 6, 2008 #1

   bennington

   

   Do I need to know calculus? Or do I need to know differential equations? Do both of the theories even use the same mathematics? I really want to know more about relativity, and learning about the math behind it would be helpful.

    

   bennington, Jun 6, 2008
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3. Jun 6, 2008 #2

   pam

   

   Much of special relativity requires only algebra. Matrices would help.
   General relativity requires everything, which is why Einstein needed math helpers.

    

   pam, Jun 6, 2008
4. Jun 6, 2008 #3

   mathman

   

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   For general relativity you need calculus and differential geometry.

    

   mathman, Jun 6, 2008
5. Jun 6, 2008 #4

   lbrits

   

   Not technically math, but classical mechanics at the level of variational principle would be helpful.

    

   lbrits, Jun 6, 2008

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