Reseña

People have been fascinated by relativity for over a century, and many have written about it. Expositions of Einstein’s theory can be found in all possible shapes, colors and levels of detail.Clearly, there is no hole in the literature for these notes to fill. There are, however, differences in emphasis and notation between mathematicians and physicists, which sometimes make the road to relativity slower than it could be. Our hope is to provide, for a reader that shares our enthusiasm, as well as the weaknesses and strengths of a mathematical education, a path that is more familiar at some places. This is meant to be an introductory text, which explains in detail the fundamental ideas of the theory,and works out the most important examples and consequences. If you enjoy reading it half as much as we enjoyed writing it, we will have succeeded. If not, we recommend all of the sources above, because, even if you have to get there through a long road, general relativity is one of the great stories that our species has to offer.