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What is the difference between the general theory of relativity and Newtonian theory?
In Newtonian mechanics, quantities such as speed and distance may be transformed from one frame of reference to another, provided that the frames are in uniform motion (i.e. not accelerating). In special relativity, there is a natural upper limit to velocity, the speed of light.
What are the similarities of Special Relativity and general relativity?
The best connection between the two theories regards how they deal with different observers or frames of reference. Special Relativity (SR) postulates that all inertial observers are equivalent whereas General Relativity (GR) assumes that a wider class of observers are equivalent.
What is the theory of general relativity for dummies?
What is general relativity? Essentially, it’s a theory of gravity. The basic idea is that instead of being an invisible force that attracts objects to one another, gravity is a curving or warping of space. The more massive an object, the more it warps the space around it.
What is the similarities of special relativity and General Relativity?
Is Wald’s general relativity textbook out of date?
A little out of date in some places and almost definitely not for undergraduates. For an advanced undergraduate’s first exposure to General Relativity, Sean Carroll’s book is likely the best choice. The Kindle edition of Wald’s textbook has some issues with symbols both in text and in equations.
What is the best book on general relativity?
“Wald’s book is clearly the first textbook on general relativity with a totally modern point of view; and it succeeds very well where others are only partially successful. The book includes full discussions of many problems of current interest which are not treated in any extant book, and all these matters are considered with perception and
Who is Robert Wald and what did he do?
Robert M. Wald is professor in the Department of Physics and the Enrico Fermi Institute at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Space, Time, and Gravity: The Theory of the Big Bang and Black Holes, also published by the University of Chicago Press.