Good relativity textbook?

snoopy · Post by **snoopy** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:52 am

I have decided that I clearly don't know enough about quantum theory- anyone know of a good textbook out there on the subject? I'm looking for something that's relatively easy to read, yet doesn't water it down to layman's terms.

Ned · Post by **Ned** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 3:10 am

"Gravity. an Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity"

James B. Hartle

Foil · Post by **Foil** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 5:21 pm

x2. I'm pretty sure that's the one I had in one of my undergrad Physics classes. It's not nearly as rigorous as a normal Math or Physics textbook, but it did well in presenting the conceptual ideas.

fliptw · Post by **fliptw** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 2:41 am

A basic primer about explaining the universe.

Quantum Mechanics is the science of the microverse(sub-atomic pariticles and forces).

Relativity is the scicence of macroverse.

Relativity doesn't apply to to the microverse.

Quantum Mechanics is about shades of gray, in no particular order, whereas Relativity is pretty black and white.

Trying to find info about quantum mechanics and asking for a book on relativity is a good way not to really get anywhere.

You might want to read up on string theory too.