What math do I need to know for general relativity?

The area of math that general relativity uses is called differential geometry. Differential geometry uses calculus to describe geometric concepts such as curvature, which on the other hand, requires knowledge about tensors.

Is trigonometry needed for NEET?

Yes unless you do not to know the basics of differentiation, integration, trigonometry and a bit of vector calculation some problems of mechanics electromagnetism and other such topics.

Is general relativity hard to understand?

While relativity has a reputation for being intimidatingly difficult, it’s a peculiar kind of difficulty. Coming at the subject without any preparation, you hear all kinds of crazy things about time dilating and space stretching, and it seems all very recondite and baffling.

Is General Relativity a graduate course?

General Relativity is an advanced graduate course that teaches the foundations of Einstein’s theory of General Relativity. Students interested in these physical applications are encouraged to take subsequent courses on General Relativity, physical cosmology and astrophysics.

What should I study to become a general relativity physicist?

First general relativity is typically taught at a 4th year undergraduate level or sometimes even a graduate level, obviously this presumes a good undergraduate training in mathematics and physics. Personally, I’m more of the opinion that one should go and learn other physics before tackling general relativity.

What is the best book to start learning relativity?

It is not as hard as Wald but is rigorous and well explained, and the selection of topics is very interesting. Another quite direct approach to learn relativity from the beginning may be the book “A First Course in General Relativity” from Schutz.

What is the most important problem in general relativity?

An important problem in general relativity is to tell when two spacetimes are ‘the same’, at least locally. This problem has its roots in manifold theory where determining if two Riemannian manifolds of the same dimension are locally isometric (‘locally the same’).

What is introduction to general relativity about?

Introduction to General Relativity presents general relativity as a scheme to describe the gravitational field and the equations obeyed by it. The book starts out from physical motivations, and then introduces curved co-ordinations before the notion of an affine connection field is added. The matrix field is eventually introduced as well.