Problem Book in Relativity and Gravitation by Alan P. Lightman (PDF)

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An essential resource for learning about general relativity and much more, from four leading expertsImportant and useful to every student of relativity, this book is a unique collection of some 475 problems–with solutions–in the fields of special and general relativity, gravitation, relativistic astrophysics, and cosmology. The problems are expressed in broad physical terms to enhance their pertinence to readers with diverse backgrounds. In their solutions, the authors have attempted to convey a mode of approach to these kinds of problems, revealing procedures that can reduce the labor of calculations while avoiding the pitfall of too much or too powerful formalism. Although well suited for individual use, the volume may also be used with one of the modem textbooks in general relativity.

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⭐This book is a must-have for any serious student of relativity who doesn’t simply want to “have done” some GR at the end of his undergraduate, or beginning graduate studies. No, this book is capable to have YOU learn (instead of teaching you!) true relativity. By the time you finish this book you’ll be capable to DO general relativity at the same level you can do classical mechanics. You’ll have been exposed to almost all, if not all, of the modern concepts in general GR. You’ll have developed a working intuition about GR and will have the tools to understand physical systems that require GR.Granted, it doesn’t cover everything in the universe. This is not a book on mathematical relativity, and you won’t be proving theorems à la Hawking & Ellis. It isn’t a book on numerical relativity either, neither is it a book on advanced methods on GR (say, asymptotia, spinors). For these specific topics, there are excellent bibliographies.But if you want to DO exercises in GR, and have fun with some amazing insights (as it is written by some of the greatest relativists around), and proudly say you actually know general relativity, this book is for you.

⭐The author’s choices of problems are pedagogically the right ones. Each problem illustrates invaluable concepts and builds up to the learning of the theory of relativity rather than being asked merely for practice. The problems are ordered in a way that learning in former problems provides the necessary background to solve the latter problems in the book. In short, it is a pedagogically written masterpiece and I recommend this to anybody who started to learn the theory of relativity but looks for a source to understand the concepts deeper.

⭐I don’t *love* how the problems/solutions are separated into two sections (i.e., the first dozen or so chapters are just the problems, then the rest of the book is the solutions to the previous chapters). It also has some old, monograph(-ish) typesetting of the equations, though that could just be an artifact of an old edition I received. Those points aside, this is a comprehensive and well-presented book. Very good as a supplement.

⭐you will work your butt of on this but worth every hour

⭐Very useful for seeing how problems are worked out and providing lots of examples of exactly how the math is done.

⭐Very nice book.makes it very difficult to formulate new problems in general relativity.

⭐This is a great resource for those who learn best by working through problems. The problems are far from simple and cover everything from coordinate transformation to Differential Geometry to Black Holes and Cosmology. The authors are all authorities on the subject – and presumably, some of the problems are part of their ongoing research.FYI – For those interested in similar ‘self-learning’ books on relativity, here is a list (compiled by me, fairly recently):http://www.anujvarma.com/rare-finds-in-special-and-general-theory-of-relativity/

⭐This book is now free at http://www.nrbook.com/relativity/”The Problem Book in Relativity and Gravitation… is now available free online athttp://www.nrbook.com/relativity/The publisher, Princeton University Press, has generously given permission for this. The book remains in print and available for purchase.”Saul Teukolsky

⭐Super

⭐Ho usato questo libro quando ho niziato a studiare Relatività e l’ho trovato subito ottimo. L’ho comprato di recente poichè in gioventù ho usato quello dell’università. Ancora oggi lo trovo uno dei migliori eserciziari e di più un ottimo testo da affiancare a un qualsiasi testo non troppo elementare di Relatività.and really useful for solving tutorial exercises.

⭐Nice piece but full of tipos.

⭐で、勉強になるんですが、これから相対性理論（特殊相対論）の勉強を始めようと思っている方には不向きです。一般相対論まで、とりあえず一通り勉強してから、この本の問題を解く方がいいでしょう。特殊相対論の問題もあるのですが、基本的に一般相対論を理解するための問題集と捉えるべきです。そうでないと、問題も解説も意味不明になるかも知れません。特殊相対論の（初学者向け）演習書としては使えないと思いますので気をつけて下さい。日本語版も『演習 相対性理論・重力理論』があります・・・でも、えらく高いです（汗）。内容には関係ありませんが、私が購入したペーパーバック版は紙質が良くありません。コーヒーのしずくを一滴こぼしたしたら、”the”の文字がにじんで消えてしまいました（＾＾；）水分には気をつけて下さい。

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