Publisher's Synopsis
This book is the second edition of the well-received textbook on the theory of general relativity by Øyvind G. Grøn and Sigbjørn Hervik. It introduces the general theory of relativity and includes applications to cosmology. The reader is given an updated introduction to general relativity including the most recent developments in cosmology. The book contains a thorough introduction to tensor calculus and curved manifolds. After the necessary mathematical tools are introduced, the book provides a thorough presentation of the theory of relativity including a chapter on gravitational waves. The most important additions in the second edition are included there. Anisotropic cosmological models are also included. The book contains many new exercises and examples, each with separate headings. Furthermore, detailed solutions of all the exercises are included except those in the advanced section.
