Gravitation in the Newtonian approximation

General Relativity (Fall, 2008)

November 17, 2008
The metric tensor is smooth, indefinite, symmetric and invertible.
Derive the field equations of relativity in the Newtonian approximation.
The Einstein tensor.
Einstein's equation relating curvature and the energy momentum tensor.
Topics: 
  • Newtonian approximation
  • Einstein's equation