An Introduction to General Relativity and Cosmology: Theory, Observations, and Applications

An engaging and authoritative introduction to general relativity and cosmology for graduate students and advanced undergraduates

General relativity has entered a new phase of its development as technical advances have led to the direct detection of gravitational radiation from the merging of single pairs of stellar-sized black holes. The exquisite sensitivity of pulsar signal timing measurements has also been exploited to reveal the presence of a background of gravitational waves, most likel...