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In 1915 Einstein published the final version of his basic general theory of relativity. Although he was to further modify it in 1917 by adding the so-called ‘lambda term’ the framework of the theory for local applications remained the same. For our reference we will take the form of the 1915 field equations as
while those with the lambda term are:
Here the spacetime coordinates are x k, k = 0, 1, 2, 3, with 0 usually standing for the timelike dimension. The spacetime metric is g ik . The signature of the metric is [+,−,−,−]. T ik denotes the energy momentum tensor of the physical entities present in spacetime.
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Narlikar, J.V. (2014). General Relativity and Astrophysics. In: Padmanabhan, T. (eds) Astronomy in India: A Historical Perspective. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-8489-998-6_3
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