Republication of: Contributions to the theory of gravitational radiation fields. Exact solutions of the field equations of the general theory of relativity V

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Kundt ◽  
Manfred Trümper

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 2191-2280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascual Jordan ◽  
Jürgen Ehlers ◽  
Wolfgang Kundt




Author(s):  
Hanoch Gutfreund ◽  
Jürgen Renn

This section presents annotations of the manuscript of Albert Einstein's canonical 1916 paper on the general theory of relativity. It begins with a discussion of the foundation of the general theory of relativity, taking into account Einstein's fundamental considerations on the postulate of relativity, and more specifically why he went beyond the special theory of relativity. It then considers the spacetime continuum, explaining the role of coordinates in the new theory of gravitation. It also describes tensors of the second and higher ranks, multiplication of tensors, the equation of the geodetic line, the formation of tensors by differentiation, equations of motion of a material point in the gravitational field, the general form of the field equations of gravitation, and the laws of conservation in the general case. Finally, the behavior of rods and clocks in the static gravitational field is examined.



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