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General Relativity by Chris Blake

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General Relativity by Chris Blake

General Relativity by Chris Blake

This book discusses one of the crowning achievements of modern physics: the General Theory of Relativity (GR). Major topics covered includes: Special Relativity, Index Notation, Electromagnetism, Accelerated Motion, Equivalence Principle, Curved Space and Metrics, Geodesics, Tensors, Black Holes, Einstein Equation and Cosmology.

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