Based on a course taught for years at Oxford, this book offers a concise exposition of the central ideas of general relativity. Includes links to recent developments, including theoretical work and observational evidence, to encourage further study.
This book provides readers with the tools needed to understand the physical basis of special relativity and will enable a confident mathematical understanding of Minkowski's picture of space-time. It features a large number of examples and exercises, ranging from the rather simple through to the more involved and challenging. Coverage includes acceleration and tensors and has an emphasis on space-time diagrams.