Bücher von N.M.J. Woodhouse

Based on a course taught for years at Oxford, this book offers a concise exposition of the central ideas of general relativity. Includes links to recent developments, including theoretical work and observational evidence, to encourage further study.

This book provides readers with the tools needed to understand the physical basis of special relativity and will enable a confident mathematical understanding of Minkowski's picture of space-time. Coverage includes acceleration and tensors and has an emphasis on space-time diagrams.