Physics friends, can I have some advice for intro to GR textbooks and pre-reqs? Would General Relativity from A to B followed by either Schutz or Hartle be good for self study? I don't know much about: EM, tensor algebra/calc, diff geom. Should I study any of these first?
@seanmcarroll ‘s spacetime and geometry reads like fine wine tastes
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Oh no, I don't drink
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Then Carroll is a good substitute, highly recommended. Hartle is a nice intro read and iirc keeps discussing geometry relatively long before introducing Einstein eqs. and solutions. I recall Carroll going into much more technical details and formalism, but it's been a few years.
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I have the book
@InertialObservr is talking about but it’s the first version that was published in 2003. A newer version came out late in 2019. Idk how different they are or if it’s significant. I got a few more if you’ll bear with me@AndrewM_Webb.pic.twitter.com/vLeScQhi9O
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@AndrewM_Webb: These 2 are short + light on the math. They explain the philosophy & physical concepts really well. Try these before going straight to the math-heavy stuff, you wanna learn the concepts first. The math is a huge pain in the ass that can make GR harder to understandpic.twitter.com/WuHg3SGi6Y
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Both his book and the online lecture notes are superb!
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