Mathematics of general relativity
Mathematical structures and techniques used in the theory of general relativity / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For a more accessible and less technical introduction to this topic, see Introduction to the mathematics of general relativity.
When studying and formulating Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, various mathematical structures and techniques are utilized. The main tools used in this geometrical theory of gravitation are tensor fields defined on a Lorentzian manifold representing spacetime. This article is a general description of the mathematics of general relativity.
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Note: General relativity articles using tensors will use the abstract index notation.