by Wolfgang Rindler, Oxford University Press. Hardback ISBN 9780198567318, £55 ($99.50). Paperback ISBN 9780198567325, £27.50 ($49.50).
Relativistic cosmology has recently become an active and exciting branch of research. Consequently, this second edition mostly affects the section on cosmology, and the purpose remains the same: to make relativity come alive conceptually. The emphasis is on the foundations and on presenting the necessary mathematics, including differential geometry and tensors. With more than 300 exercises, it promotes an in-depth understanding and the confidence to tackle basic problems in this field. Advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics and astronomy will be interested in this book.
