General Relativity (book)

General Relativity
Author Robert Wald
Original title .
Country United States of America
Language English
Subject Physics
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Publication date
1984
Media type Print
Pages 491
ISBN 0-226-87033-2
OCLC 10018614
530.1/1 19
LC Class QC173.6 .W35 1984

General Relativity is a popular textbook on Einstein's theory of general relativity written by Robert Wald. It was published by the University of Chicago in 1984. The book, a tome of almost 500 pages, covers many aspects of the General Theory of Relativity. It is divided into two parts, the second of which covers more advanced topics such as causal structure, spinors and quantum effects. The book uses the Abstract index notation for tensors.


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