Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Metrics
- 3 Geodesics
- 4 The Geometry of Curved Spaces
- 5 Einstein’s Field Equations
- 6 Solutions of Einstein’s Equations in Empty Space
- 7 Cosmology and the Big Bang
- Appendix A Tensors of Type (p, q)
- Appendix B The Riemann Tensor
- Appendix C The Energy-Momentum Tensor
- Appendix D The Schwarzschild Metric
- Appendix E Robertson-Walker Space-Time
- References
- Index
1 - Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 June 2023
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Metrics
- 3 Geodesics
- 4 The Geometry of Curved Spaces
- 5 Einstein’s Field Equations
- 6 Solutions of Einstein’s Equations in Empty Space
- 7 Cosmology and the Big Bang
- Appendix A Tensors of Type (p, q)
- Appendix B The Riemann Tensor
- Appendix C The Energy-Momentum Tensor
- Appendix D The Schwarzschild Metric
- Appendix E Robertson-Walker Space-Time
- References
- Index
Summary
Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation is compared and contrasted to Coulomb’s Law and the differences highlighted. Tides are discussed, and the Equivalence Principle and how it leads to the notion of curved space-times is explained.
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- Einstein's General Theory of RelativityA Concise Introduction, pp. 1 - 13Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023