Gravitation

This primer proposes a journey from Newtons dynamics to Einsteins relativity. It constitutes a pedagogical, rigorous, and self-contained introduction to the concepts and mathematical formulation of gravitational physics.<div>In particular, much attention is devoted to exploring and applying the basic tools of differential geometry, that is the language of general relativity. Real-world manifestations of relativity, such as time dilation, gravitational waves, and black holes, are also discussed in detail.</div><div><div>This book is designed for third-year bachelor or first-year master students in theoretical physics, who are already familiar with Newtons physics, possibly had an introductory course on special relativity, and who are seeking to learn general relativity on a firm basis. </div></div>