Schultz's book was recommended in Sean Carroll's on-line physics notes. It is terrific for someone who has a good grasp of Special Relativity but needs some hand holding in General Relativity. I think I am actually grasping the ideas mathematically for the first time.
A First Course in General Relativity
โ Scribed by Bernard F. Schutz
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 391
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Schultz's book was recommended in Sean Carroll's on-line physics notes. It is terrific for someone who has a good grasp of Special Relativity but needs some hand holding in General Relativity. I think I am actually grasping the ideas mathematically for the first time.
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