Hello, I want to solve Einstein's field equation but I need a little help. First I don't quite understand or appreciate the Ricci tensor, or the concept of tensors at all. I have learned vector calculus, on the one hand, but that really doesn't help (on the other hand). Any help would be greatly appreciated!

If your asking on internet forums I'd say you have quite a ways to go.

A handy book on vector/tensor analysis might help. Did you have any luck locating any of the other books I recommended?

While I'm here, does anyone know where to find a copy of Einstein's field equations on the net that is readable? The one I found was in JPEG, and that pretty well wrecks the readability.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_field_equations

^^ now, that was not too hard, was it?

While I'm here, does anyone know where to find a copy of Einstein's field equations on the net that is readable? The one I found was in JPEG, and that pretty well wrecks the readability.

 

 

Look at my sig.

Can anyone put my finger on the expanded form, one that is readable?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einstein_field_equations

 

thats as readable as it gets I'm affrade if your thinking of the definitions for the various tensors then click on the various links for them, if you wanted to it wouldn't be that hard to right the expanded form of each tensor in the equations