General Relativity

General Relativity

by Robert M. Wald (Author)

Synopsis

Wald's book is clearly the first textbook on general relativity with a totally modern point of view; and it succeeds very well where others are only partially successful. The book includes full discussions of many problems of current interest which are not treated in any extant book, and all these matters are considered with perception and understanding. --S. Chandrasekhar

A tour de force lucid, straightforward, mathematically rigorous, exacting in the analysis of the theory in its physical aspect. --L. P. Hughston, Times Higher Education Supplement

Truly excellent. . . . A sophisticated text of manageable size that will probably be read by every student of relativity, astrophysics, and field theory for years to come. --James W. York, Physics Today

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 506
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 15 Jun 1984

ISBN 10: 0226870332
ISBN 13: 9780226870335

Author Bio
Robert M. Wald is professor in the Department of Physics and the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Space, Time, and Gravity: The Theory of the Big Bang and Black Holes, also published by the University of Chicago Press.