GENERAL RELATIVITY
A FIRST COURSE
FOR PHYSICISTS

This revised edition of a successful text, originally subtitled "A guide to its consequences for gravity and cosmology", maintains an emphasis on the physical aspects of General Relativity, bringing the full mathematics in only when relevant. Such an approach links theory and observation, both terrestrial and astronomical, in a more understandable fashion. Actual examples are used to illustrate theoretical concepts, and a number of problems appear at the end of each chapter to aid the student's understanding.