A First Course in General Relativity

This textbook is ideal for someone who only has a backroung in Special Relativity, since it develops all the tools needed for GR.

I wish there were an option to pay an extra $20 for smith-sewn binding. But the content is great and my understanding is that this edition has substantially new and revised material to justify starting here rather than the 2nd edition. I also ordered a used paperback copy of the 1985 1st edition because it has some solutions to problems, which may help with self-learning. These solutions may also be available on line, but I’m happy to have the paperback for portability and easy holding, while I study the basics in the early chapters (probably not much change between 1st and 3rd editions because the math hasn’t been superseded by research, while the physics, the later chapters, has).

Well updated classic text. One of the best in the market.

Un libro actualizado, el contenido es digerible, muy pedagógico y viene en hardcover. Excelente producto, desde lo físico hasta el contenido.

Hoje em dia considero o melhor livro introdutório para a Relatividade Geral, inclusive melhor que o D'Inverno. Fazendo os exercícios e depois partindo para o livro do Carroll, o livro do R. Wald ficará muito mais suave e interessante.Indicadíssimo.

It does cover all the needed mathematical tools, it's very well organized and clear. It also includes a chapter on gravitational waves.

Sehr gutes Lehrbuch

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