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This is a text on classical general relativity from a geometrical viewpoint. Introductory chapters are provided on algebra, topology and manifold theory, together with a chapter on the basic ideas of space-time manifolds and Einstein's theory. There is a detailed account of algebraic structures and tensor classification in general relativity and also of the relationships between the metric, connection and curvature structures on space-times. The latter includes chapters on holonomy and sectional curvature. An extensive study is presented of symmetries in general relativity, including isometries, homotheties, conformal symmetries and affine, projective and curvature collineations. Several general properties of such symmetries are studied and a preparatory section on transformation groups and on the properties of Lie algebras of vector fields on manifolds is provided.Contents: IntroductionAlgebraic ConceptsTopologyManifold TheoryLie GroupsThe Lorentz GroupSpace-Times and Algebraic ClassificationHolonomy Groups and General RelativityThe Connection and Curvature Structure of Space-TimeAffine Vector Fields on Space-TimeConformal Symmetry in Space-TimesProjective Symmetry in Space-TimesCurvature CollineationsReadership: Graduate students, lecturers and researchers in mathematical and theoretical physics.

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