An accessible introductory textbook on general relativity, covering the theory's foundations, mathematical formalism and major applications.

Following the approach of Lev Landau and Evgenii Lifshitz, this book introduces the theory of special and general relativity with the Lagrangian formalism and t

A working knowledge of Einstein's theory of general relativity is an essential tool for every physicist today. This self-contained book is an introductory text

Best-selling, accessible physics-first introduction to GR uses minimal new mathematics and begins with the essential physical applications.

This textbook provides an introduction to general relativity for mathematics undergraduates or graduate physicists. After a review of Cartesian tensor notation