Bartelmann M. General Relativity 2019 torrent

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Einstein‘s theory of general relativity is still the valid theory of gravity and has been confirmed by numerous tests and measurements. It is built upon simple principles and relates the geometry of space-time to its matter-energy content. These lecture notes begin by introducing the physical principles and by preparing the necessary mathematical tools taken from differential geometry. Beginning with Einstein’s field equations, which are introduced in two different ways in the lecture, the motion of test particles in a gravitational field is then discussed, and it is shown how the properties of weak gravitational fields follow from the field equations. Solutions for compact objects and black holes are derived and discussed as well as cosmological models. Two applications of general relativity to astrophysics conclude the lecture notes.
Frontmatter
Instead of a preface
Introduction
Differential Geometry I
Differential Geometry II
Physical Laws in External Gravitational Fields
Differential Geometry III
Einstein's Field Equations
Weak Gravitational Fields
The Schwarzschild Solution
Physics in the Schwarzschild Spacetime
Schwarzschild Black Holes
Charged, Rotating Black Holes
Homogenous, Isotropic Cosmology
Two Examples of Relativistic Astrophysics
Appendix A: Electrodynamics
Appendix B: Summary of Differential Geometry
Appendix C: Penrose-Carter diagrams
Index
Backmatter