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The aim of the book is to give a comprehensive review of one hundred years of development of general relativity and its scientific influences. The book focuses on five aspects of the theory:

Genesis, Solutions and Energy

Empirical Foundations

Gravitational Waves

Cosmology

Quantum Gravity

This unique book provides a broad introduction and review to the fascinating and profound subject of general relativity, its historical development, its important theoretical consequences, gravitational wave detection and applications to astrophysics and cosmology.