Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity James B. Hartle is an English-language textbook that offers an accessible physics-first introduction to general relativity. This book is suitable for higher-education students and covers the essential applications of Einstein's theory.
The textbook begins with the essential physical concepts of general relativity and uses minimal new mathematics. This approach makes the subject accessible to virtually all physics students, without direct mathematical complexity.
The text covers topics such as black holes, curved spacetime, gravitational waves, and cosmology. This foundational and groundbreaking book, newly reissued by Cambridge University Press, is ideal for a semester course in which only basic mechanics is assumed as prior knowledge.
Gravity is content-wise aligned with topics such as Gravity, Relativity physics, and Physics / Gravity.