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Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy : an Introduction to Theory, Experiment and Data Analysis.
This most up-to-date, one-stop reference combines coverage of both theory and observational techniques, with introductory sections to bring all readers up to the same level. Written by outstanding researchers directly involved with the scientific program of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wav...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Weinheim :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Cover; Half Title page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Preface; List of Examples; Introduction; Conventions; References; Chapter 1: Prologue; 1.1 Tides in Newton's Gravity; 1.2 Relativity; Chapter 2: A Brief Review of General Relativity; 2.1 Differential Geometry; 2.2 Slow Motion in Weak Gravitational Fields; 2.3 Stress-Energy Tensor; 2.4 Einstein's Field Equations; 2.5 Newtonian Limit of General Relativity; 2.6 Problems; References; Chapter 3: Gravitational Waves; 3.1 Description of Gravitational Waves; 3.2 Physical Properties of Gravitational Waves.
- 3.3 Production of Gravitational Radiation3.4 Demonstration: Rotating Triaxial Ellipsoid; 3.5 Demonstration: Orbiting Binary System; 3.6 Problems; References; Chapter 4: Beyond the Newtonian Limit; 4.1 Post-Newtonian; 4.2 Perturbation about Curved Backgrounds; 4.3 Numerical Relativity; 4.4 Problems; References; Chapter 5: Sources of Gravitational Radiation; 5.1 Sources of Continuous Gravitational Waves; 5.2 Sources of Gravitational-Wave Bursts; 5.3 Sources of a Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background; 5.4 Problems; References; Chapter 6: Gravitational-Wave Detectors.
- 6.1 Ground-Based Laser Interferometer Detectors6.2 Space-Based Detectors; 6.3 Pulsar Timing Experiments; 6.4 Resonant Mass Detectors; 6.5 Problems; References; Chapter 7: Gravitational-Wave Data Analysis; 7.1 Random Processes; 7.2 Optimal Detection Statistic; 7.3 Parameter Estimation; 7.4 Detection Statistics for Poorly Modelled Signals; 7.5 Detection in Non-Gaussian Noise; 7.6 Networks of Gravitational-Wave Detectors; 7.7 Data Analysis Methods for Continuous-Wave Sources; 7.8 Data Analysis Methods for Gravitational-Wave Bursts; 7.9 Data Analysis Methods for Stochastic Sources; 7.10 Problems.