Hi, I am student from malaysia and taking science physics course, i have to start my final year project soon, My topic was something about Theorectical Physics in Cosmology(not decided yet) and my supervisor advise me going to read the book of "Introducing Einstein's general relativity by Ray d‘Inverno’" but I havent get that book from library because all of this books was checked out, and I had show my supervisor that I had bought a book of "Gravity: An introduction to Einstein's general relativity by James B.Hartle", but he said this book is good but for physicist, not Theorectical Pyhsicist. Right now I wish to find another book that can help me, Anyone know about the other books which is more focus on theory of physics?

 

Thanks....

Introduction type books include:

 

General Relativity R.M. Wald, Chicago University Press.

 

A First Course in General Relativity B. Schutz, Cambridge University Press.

 

Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity, S. Carroll, Addison Wesley. (A proto-version is available as arXiv:gr-qc/9712019v1)

 

General Theory of Relativity P.A.M. Dirac, Princeton University Press.

 

 

You will need some differential geometry:

 

Geometry, Topology and Physics M. Nakahara, Taylor & Francis.

 

Topology and Geometry for Physicists C. Nash & S. Sen, Academic Press Inc.

 

Differential Forms with Applications to the Physical Sciences, H. Flanders, Dover Publications Inc.

 

Foundations of Differential Geometry: I and II S. Kobayashi & K. Nomizu, Wiley-Blackwell. (Considered THE text on differential geometry, but I found it no so easy to read)

 

(Aside: A little topology could also be useful.)

 

On global methods:

 

The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time, S.W. Hawking & G.F.R. Ellis, Cambridge University Press.

 

 

Then there is the GR bible:

 

Gravitation Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, and John Archibald Wheeler (The MTW book), San Francisco. (This looks more like a telephone book or the Doomsday book! Not recommended you carry it about with you!)

 

 

There are plenty of other introduction books as well as books on more specialist subjects within relativity. I may be able to offer other references if you have something in particular in mind? But note, I am far from an expert in GR. Let us know how your project goes.

Introduction type books include:

 

General Relativity R.M. Wald, Chicago University Press.

 

A First Course in General Relativity B. Schutz, Cambridge University Press.

 

Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity, S. Carroll, Addison Wesley. (A proto-version is available as arXiv:gr-qc/9712019v1)

 

General Theory of Relativity P.A.M. Dirac, Princeton University Press.

 

 

You will need some differential geometry:

 

Geometry, Topology and Physics M. Nakahara, Taylor & Francis.

 

Topology and Geometry for Physicists C. Nash & S. Sen, Academic Press Inc.

 

Differential Forms with Applications to the Physical Sciences, H. Flanders, Dover Publications Inc.

 

Foundations of Differential Geometry: I and II S. Kobayashi & K. Nomizu, Wiley-Blackwell. (Considered THE text on differential geometry, but I found it no so easy to read)

 

(Aside: A little topology could also be useful.)

 

On global methods:

 

The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time, S.W. Hawking & G.F.R. Ellis, Cambridge University Press.

 

 

Then there is the GR bible:

 

Gravitation Charles W. Misner, Kip S. Thorne, and John Archibald Wheeler (The MTW book), San Francisco. (This looks more like a telephone book or the Doomsday book! Not recommended you carry it about with you!)

 

 

There are plenty of other introduction books as well as books on more specialist subjects within relativity. I may be able to offer other references if you have something in particular in mind? But note, I am far from an expert in GR. Let us know how your project goes.

 

 

First, I must say Thanks a lot to you..... and wait... I have to organize my progress and then can tell you systematically...

Not sure if you'd be interested in the Ebook for the first book you mentioned... but its free for download here: http://www.ebookee.com/Introducing-Einstein-s-Relativity_132678.html