A Student's Manual for A First Course in General Relativity, Third Edition - Softcover

Scott, Robert B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1009177265 ISBN 13: 9781009177269

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2026

Synopsis

This comprehensive and up-to-date manual accompanies the third edition of Bernard Schutz's A First Course in General Relativity. It offers step-by-step guidance through more than 200 selected exercises, providing detailed solutions and explanatory comments which are cross-referenced to the relevant equations and sections in Schutz's text. The material is further extended by the inclusion of 168 supplementary problems that highlight conceptual challenges and direct readers to the most useful supporting literature. A comprehensive index and bolded keywords allow for quick navigation, while an appendix of useful results makes the book a lasting reference for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, instructors, and self-directed learners seeking a deeper understanding of the subject. A Mathematica notebook and tables of exercises and supplementary problems are freely available as online resources, with instructors benefiting from access to solutions to selected exercises and problems.

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About the Author

Robert B. Scott teaches in the physics department at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale, where he specialises in general relativity, special relativity, and cosmology. He previously held postdoctoral research positions at University College London and Princeton University before becoming a research scientist at the University of Texas at Austin. His research includes geophysical fluid dynamics, ocean turbulence, the visualization of curved spacetimes, and biophysics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1009177265
• ISBN 13: 9781009177269
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 430