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The reader will find here a clear and understandable explanation of the physical principles behind the theory of relativity and its use in cosmology ... The level of mathematical knowledge required is very modest, so it should be useful for students at graduate level, both physicists and mathematicians. (EMS )
... this book should be on the shelf of all who are intrigued by the startling modern advances in our understanding of space and time. (American Journal of Physics )
... this book is accessible to engaged advanced undergraduates. Even professionals will discover fresh perspectives. (American Journal of Physics )
Rindler's writing is elegant, yet compact and logically precise. (American Journal of Physics )
An outstanding introductory treatise by one of the masters of the subject, this book belongs to the shelves of every physics library. (Foundations of Physics )
Professor Rindler's book should be of particular interest to readers concerned with the physical foundations of relativity theory. (Foundations of Physics )
This rich and insightful introduction to modern gravitational physics is an extended and updated version of the author's earlier excellent textbook Essential Relativity. Special relativity, general relativity, and cosmology are treated with exceptional clarity in the three parts of this book. It provides a thorough and conceptually rigorous introduction to relativistic physics. (Foundations of Physics )
... a self-contained and balanced work. Every sentence hits home, and no word is superfluous ... Each chapter ends with a set of well-chosen and instructive exercises ... exposes the reader to the physics with inspiring and occasionally surprising arguments ... a totally successful textbook and a must for all who study special and general relativity. (Physik Journal )
... a first-class presentation of the intellectual glory of the first century of relativity. (Times Higher Education Supplement )
This book will find its place as recommended reading for many advanced undergraduate courses in relativity and cosmology, and is an excellent foundation for work in this field at graduate level and beyond. (Times Higher Education Supplement )
... this book should be on the shelf of all who are intrigued by the startling modern advances in our understanding of space and time. (American Journal of Physics )
... this book is accessible to engaged advanced undergraduates. Even professionals will discover fresh perspectives. (American Journal of Physics )
Rindler's writing is elegant, yet compact and logically precise. (American Journal of Physics )
An outstanding introductory treatise by one of the masters of the subject, this book belongs to the shelves of every physics library. (Foundations of Physics )
Professor Rindler's book should be of particular interest to readers concerned with the physical foundations of relativity theory. (Foundations of Physics )
This rich and insightful introduction to modern gravitational physics is an extended and updated version of the author's earlier excellent textbook Essential Relativity. Special relativity, general relativity, and cosmology are treated with exceptional clarity in the three parts of this book. It provides a thorough and conceptually rigorous introduction to relativistic physics. (Foundations of Physics )
... a self-contained and balanced work. Every sentence hits home, and no word is superfluous ... Each chapter ends with a set of well-chosen and instructive exercises ... exposes the reader to the physics with inspiring and occasionally surprising arguments ... a totally successful textbook and a must for all who study special and general relativity. (Physik Journal )
... a first-class presentation of the intellectual glory of the first century of relativity. (Times Higher Education Supplement )
This book will find its place as recommended reading for many advanced undergraduate courses in relativity and cosmology, and is an excellent foundation for work in this field at graduate level and beyond. (Times Higher Education Supplement )
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"... this book is accessible to engaged advanced undergraduates. Even professionals will discover fresh perspectives."
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At their core, Einstein's relativity theories (both the special theory of 1905 and the general theory of 1915) are the modern physical theories of space and time, which have replaced Newton's concepts of absolute space and absolute time. Read the first page
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Very good
27 Dec 2002
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I think both undergraduates and graduates students in physics will find this text enjoyable and enlightening. The sections on general relativity and cosmology are, I think, a little less thorough and complicated than those in Wald or Shultz, though I've only briefly perused those other texts. (GR is still plenty abstract and mathematical in Rindler.) The end of chapter exercises are well-chosen and lead the reader to understand the material. Rindler does an excellent job of keep physical insight at the forefront of his discussions. He points out and resolves a number of interesting paradoxes, and he mentions a number of interesting modern experiments when relevant.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Whoosh
1 May 2003
Format:Paperback
Professor Rindler explains the concepts with clarity and rigour while minimising the complexities of the notation and formulae. His ability to put ideas into words is outstanding. If you have heard the tales of trains that whoosh past in the ether, and are still none the wiser; or have wondered how the background radiation that set out on its way at the speed of light when the world was a smaller simpler place is only now reaching us, this book will enlighten you. Even for those whose maths cannot keep up it should be worthwhile, stimulating even, to read the sections at the beginning of each chapter, and those elsewhere light in formulae. For those willing to tackle the exercises he is perhaps a little too generous with the hints.
9 of 20 people found the following review helpful
One of the worst text on GR
19 Jun 2005
Format:Paperback
This is one of the worst text I came across. Author keep discussing a topic but never points to the result. A book where you keep flipping back and forth to make sense. Often notations are used but there is no explanation what they represents. I have gone through chapter 15 and 18 ,on Linearized GR and FRW metric, following every step and found out that there are few errors and a lot of key steps are omitted. For example, gauge transformations are done and results are obtained but if you won't consult other similar texts then you won't know what are the results and which are the transformations, unless you already are a professor. Almost same topic is discussed in Inverno's book and you can clearly see what are the various transformations and what are the results.
A book may contain every topic what you are looking for but the key Qs is how well are they conveyed. In order to write an excellent text the author should be first clear about it in his own mind and organize it before publishing it. Save yourself and get a nicer book like Inverno or Stephani. I would not recommend this text for GR unless absolutely necessary.
A book may contain every topic what you are looking for but the key Qs is how well are they conveyed. In order to write an excellent text the author should be first clear about it in his own mind and organize it before publishing it. Save yourself and get a nicer book like Inverno or Stephani. I would not recommend this text for GR unless absolutely necessary.
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