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Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space. -- "Physics Today
Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning 69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space. -- R. Corby Hovis, Physics Today
Dirac was a man of few words, and this little book-with 35 sections spanning 69 pages-exhibits the concise, direct style that was his trademark. Seasoned physicists will appreciate the book as an elegant, well-organized introduction to the basic mathematics and physics of curved space. -- R. Corby Hovis, Physics Today
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Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial discussions of the physical relations involved, one needs to set up precise equations for handling curved space. The well-established mathematical technique that accomplishes this is clearly described in this classic book by Nobel Laureate P.A.M. Dirac. Based on a series of lectures given by Dirac at Florida State University, and intended for the advanced undergraduate, General Theory of Relativity comprises thirty-five compact chapters that take the reader point-by-point through the necessary steps for understanding general relativity.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While struggling with learning tensor calculus from Schutz, I stumbled on this very short book.
One major issue when working on tensors is that usually the expositions are very detailed and hard to follow. Furthermore, it is at first quite hard to see the bigger picture.
Dirac's book proved extremely useful to circumvent the size of most treaties on general relativity or tensors.
Dirac wrote a masterpiece of efficiency by using a mathematical approach. For doing physics this book is not good at all, but to get into tensors, this is as short/good as it gets!!! Also always nice to read writings from one of the great masters...
One major issue when working on tensors is that usually the expositions are very detailed and hard to follow. Furthermore, it is at first quite hard to see the bigger picture.
Dirac's book proved extremely useful to circumvent the size of most treaties on general relativity or tensors.
Dirac wrote a masterpiece of efficiency by using a mathematical approach. For doing physics this book is not good at all, but to get into tensors, this is as short/good as it gets!!! Also always nice to read writings from one of the great masters...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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When I was first studying General Relativity, a graduate student friend of mine remarked that this little book has about all the information that "Gravitation" (http://www.amazon.com/Gravitation-Physics-Kip-S-Thorne/dp/0716703440 - THE textbook on General relativity) has in just a fraction of the pages. He was only partly wrong, and this slim volume continues to be the best summary of this mathematically challenging field. Whenever I need a quick (and not so quick) reference for one of the basic results in General Relativity, this is the first place where I look. Either as a secondary reference or the first textbook on the field, this book continues to be a valuable resource.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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In his inimitable concise style, with not a word out of place, Dirac offers a 60 page sketch of the classical theory of gtr. Doesn't cover any of the modern theoretical developments and offers not a single figure, but if you have a strong math background and very little time to spare, this is probably the book for you. No problems included, so serious autodidacts should supplement this with another text such as d'Inverno which does have problems.
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