Einstein's Theory

1. Vectors
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

2. Differential calculus
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

3. Tangent vectors
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

4. Approaching general relativity: introducing curvilinear coordinate systems
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

5. The metric tensor
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

6. The Christoffel symbols
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

7. Covariant differentiation
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

8. Geodesics
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

9. Curvature
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

10. Conservation laws of classical mechanics
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

11. Einstein’s field equations
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

12. Einstein’s theory of spacetime and gravitation
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

13. Some applications of the general theory of relativity
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

14. Relativistic universe models
Øyvind Grøn, Arne Næss

Avainsanat: Physics, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Philosophy of Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics