General Relativity: With Applications to Astrophysics (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)1 review Norbert Straumann Springer, 2004 A Masterpiece For the graduate student of physics or mathematics who has the requisite background in modern differential geometry, Straumann's text presents the most mathematically honest and thorough introduction to general relativity currently available in book form. This book is a masterpiece and belongs in ...             Six Ideas That Shaped Physics: Unit R - Laws of Physics are Frame-Independent3 reviews Thomas A Moore McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 2002 Very Good Book + Interesting but basic + Key to a solid understanding of relativity This is a very good intro to special relativity. The author uses spacetime diagrams very skillfuly and explains even confusing topics very clearly. Overall, a very good book.             The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe159 reviews Roger Penrose Knopf, 2005 Not the usual watered down pop physics book. + The Road To Reality + Perfect for where I'm at right now, but... + Superbly flawed!             Lagrangian Interaction: Introduction To Relativistic Symmetry In Electrodynamics And Gravitation4 reviews Doughty Westview Press, 1990 An excellent readable introduction to Lagrangians in physics + Emphasis here is on symmetries. + A superb book + Very good introduction to Lagrangian mechanics.             Geometry, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension19 reviews Rudolf Rucker Dover Publications, 1977 See what's outside the box + Instructive, and interesting + With few exceptions, it is a readable, stepwise explanation of how the universe is structured + The best book ever in its field + explain dimensions very well             The Classical Theory of Fields, Fourth Edition: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series)24 reviews L D Landau, E.M. Lifshitz Butterworth-Heinemann, 1980 The work of a master + Does the Work of at Least Four Modern Texts on the same subject + Physics/math study + My comment is not about the content, but about the edition.             Discovering Relativity for Yourself1 review Sam Lilley Cambridge University Press, 1981 an excellent introduction to relativity Highly recommended. The author had years of experience teaching general relativity to adult education classes. He says his many of his students had no mathematics background. He uses a simplified version of calculus. One comes away from this book with a clear(and rigourous) understanding of why E ...             Special Relativity (M.I.T. Introductory Physics Series)6 reviews A. P. French W. W. Norton, 1968 The only book you need to learn special relativity + Great! + A Classic + comprehensive treatment and historical perspective + Simple introduction to a very complicated subject             Geometry of Kerr Black Holes1 review Barrett O'Neill A K Peters Ltd, 1995 An Invaluable Reference In their 1279-page book "Gravitation," Misner, Thorne and Wheeler emphasize that the student of general relativity must master differential geometry on three different levels: (1) a pictorial level that reflects deep geometric intuition; (2) a conceptual level where equations may be expressed in ...             The Mathematical Theory of Black Holes (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences)2 reviews S. Chandrasekhar Oxford University Press, USA, 1998 A goldmine of information First of all let me say that this book is a member of the hypersonic suppository school of presentation. I wish those that attempt to learn the tetrad and Newman-Penrose methods from this book only good luck. That said, this book contains the most extensive treatment of black holes I have seen ...             Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy (Commonwealth Fund Book Program)82 reviews Kip S. Thorne W. W. Norton & Company, 1995 The science behind the movie "Contact" + Einstein's legacy not that outrageous + A detailed history of the science of physics + Relativity Explained + Great complement to Stephen Hawkins' books             Mathematical Physics6 reviews Donald H. Menzel Dover Publications, 1961 Grad Students! Forget Goldstein, Use Menzel + Math and comparisons, good start for much more + A very excellent book. + Fantastic content, although the style is just a little dry for such an in-depth work             Spinors and Space-Time: Volume 1, Two-Spinor Calculus and Relativistic Fields (Cambridge Monographs on ...1 review Roger Penrose, Wolfgang Rindler Cambridge University Press, 1987 Complete introduction to spinors and space-time physics This book provides a very comprehensive account of two-spinor calculus, along with some of its applications to physics. This material is intrinsically interesting and has some applications to physics, in addition it also provides the background needed to study volume II. The second volume covers ...             Relativity: An Introduction to Special and General Relativity1 review Hans Stephani Cambridge University Press, 2004 Good general purpose book on GTR I bought this because my copy of Misner Thorne & Wheeler was in a box 1400 miles away, and i wanted to toy around with some ideas in GTR. I needed a good text on GTR, not a watered-down no-math pop-level book, not a specialized research monograph omitting the basics, not a math formulas reference ...             Advanced General Relativity (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)2 reviews John Stewart Cambridge University Press, 1993 treasure trove of knowledge + The only book for advanced GR It seems to me that there are far too many in number, and far too few in quality, books on on general relativity. John Stewart, rather than waste time on the hordes of cute little cartoon models apt for a tourist rather than physicist, gets straight to the heart of the matter and presents ...             Differential Geometry, Gauge Theories, and Gravity (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)3 reviews M. Göckeler, T. Schücker Cambridge University Press, 1989 Concise, big picture treatment of the subject + excellent introduction to relevant topics! This text, while lacking in rigour and detail, is an ideal supplement for self-study or lectures on modern mathematical methods in physics. In fact, it is precisely its lack of detail that allows it to act as the yin to the yang of other, weightier texts. Most books on this subject obscure the ...             Theory and Experiment in Gravitational Physics1 review Clifford M. Will Cambridge University Press, 1993 Waste of Money This book is not objective. There is no mention of the three degree cosmic background radiation which calls into question the relativistic and variance foundation of general relativity. This is an enormous problem for the validity of general relativity. Review made by Dr. Hubert Lipinski.             The Principle of Relativity (Dover Books on Physics)14 reviews Albert Einstein, Frances A. Davis Dover Publications, 1952 How science should be written + The Principle of Relativity + A History of Relativity + High school maths needed             Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation4 reviews Michael V Berry Taylor & Francis, 1989 Excellent but dense. + The minimum general relativity everyone should know-- and can! + Excellent introduction to the subject + Excellent but dense.             A Relativist's Toolkit: The Mathematics of Black-Hole Mechanics Eric Poisson Cambridge University Press, 2004 This textbook fills a gap in the existing literature on general relativity by providing the advanced student with practical tools for the computation of many physically interesting quantities. The context is provided by the mathematical theory of black holes, one of the most successful and relevant applications of general relativity. Topics covered include congruences of timelike and null ...