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Gravitational waves in physics and astrophysics : an artisan's guide /

The direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015 has initiated a new era of gravitational wave astronomy, which has already paid remarkable dividends in our understanding of astrophysics and gravitational physics. Aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this book introduces gravit...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Miller, M. Coleman (Autor), Yunes, Nicolás (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 21.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2021 collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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504 |a Includes bibliographical references. 
505 0 |a 1. Overview of gravitational radiation -- 1.1. Radiation in general -- 1.2. What can generate gravitational radiation? -- 1.3. How can we detect gravitational radiation? -- 1.4. Exercises 
505 8 |a 2. Sources of gravitational radiation -- 2.1. Compact binaries : general considerations -- 2.2. Nonbinary sources -- 2.3. Exercises 
505 8 |a 3. Gravitational-wave modeling of binaries -- 3.1. Approximations rule! -- 3.2. Compact binaries -- 3.3. Exercises 
505 8 |a 4. Gravitational-wave detection and analysis -- 4.1. Noise characterization -- 4.2. Signal characterization -- 4.3. Exercises 
505 8 |a 5. Gravitational-wave astrophysics -- 5.1. Binaries -- 5.2. Nonbinary sources -- 5.3. Exercises 
505 8 |a 6. Gravitational-wave cosmology -- 6.1. The bare bones of cosmology -- 6.2. Cosmological sources of gravitational waves -- 6.3. Measuring the universe using gravitational waves -- 6.4. Exercises 
505 8 |a 7. Gravitational waves and nuclear physics -- 7.1. Basics of neutron stars -- 7.2. How can we learn about the eos? -- 7.3. Exercises 
505 8 |a 8. Gravitational waves and fundamental physics -- 8.1. What is your profession?! -- 8.2. Generation of gravitational waves in modified gravity -- 8.3. Propagation of gravitational waves in modified gravity -- 8.4. The nature of black holes -- 8.5. Other tests with gravitational waves -- 8.6. Exercises. 
520 3 |a The direct detection of gravitational waves in 2015 has initiated a new era of gravitational wave astronomy, which has already paid remarkable dividends in our understanding of astrophysics and gravitational physics. Aimed at advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this book introduces gravitational waves and its many applications to cosmology, nuclear physics, astrophysics and theoretical physics.  
521 |a This book covers the basics of gravitational waves, including possible sources and implications for strong gravity. It is intended for first-year graduate students and upper-level undergraduates. 
530 |a Also available in print. 
538 |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
538 |a System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. 
545 |a Cole Miller is a Professor of Astronomy at the University of Maryland and a member and former director of the Joint Space-Science Institute. Nicolás Yunes is a Professor of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and founding director of the Illinois Center for Advanced Studies of the Universe. 
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