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"This manuscript aims to be a textbook for a one semester introduction to General Relativity for advanced undergraduate physics majors and engineers. The book is concise so that all of its material could be covered in the one semester time frame. In addition, the readers are introduced to the guts of the subject quickly without advanced mathematics. Students are daunted by very thick books that they know won't be completely covered. They also are impatient about wading through higher mathematics in a one semester course. Though concise, the theory development is transparent and the readers are exposed to the possible analytic calculations. The full solutions to some important problems are provided, and the experimental evidence is discussed"--

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"This textbook explores approximate solutions to general relativity and their consequences. It offers a unique presentation of Einstein's theory by developing powerful methods that can be applied to astrophysical systems. Beginning with a uniquely thorough treatment of Newtonian gravity, the book develops post-Newtonian and post-Minkowskian approximation methods to obtain weak-field solutions to the Einstein field equations. The book explores the motion of self-gravitating bodies, the physics of gravitational waves, and the impact of radiative losses on gravitating systems. It concludes with a brief overview of alternative theories of gravity. Ideal for graduate courses on general relativity and relativistic astrophysics, the book examines real-life applications, such as planetary motion around the Sun, the timing of binary pulsars, and gravitational waves emitted by binary black holes. Text boxes explore related topics and provide historical context, and over 100 exercises present challenging tests of the material covered in the main text"--

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"This introductory textbook, which is positioned at an intermediate level between the more qualitative books at the low end and the many graduate-level standard textbooks, is an accessible introduction to general relativity primarily aimed at undergraduates studying mechanics, dynamics and special relativity. The text provides structured outlines to the concepts and applications of the topic, leading the reader from the basic ideas of relativity, such as the cosmological principle to the Friedmann equation, on to some more advanced ideas such as orbits in the Schwarzschild Geometry. At the end of each chapter there are appropriate problems. A wide-range of classical and modern topics are covered, exploring observational successes and particle physics to explain many popular principles including space-time, redshift, gravity, and fascinating topics such as black holes and dark matter. This timely textbook also provides a section of advanced topics that offers more detailed mathematical approaches and advanced ideas as a basis for further studies to prepare the reader for understanding more specialised texts."

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