Gravitational Waves

by I. Ciufolini (Editor), V. Gorini (Editor), U. Moschella (Editor), P Fre (Editor)

Overview

Gravitational waves (GWs) are a hot topic and promise to play a central role in astrophysics, cosmology, and theoretical physics. Technological developments have led us to the brink of their direct observation, which could become a reality in the coming years. The direct observation of GWs will open an entirely new field: GW astronomy. This is expe

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040070000
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/29/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	412
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

I. Ciufolini, V. Gorini, U. Moschella, P Fre

Table of Contents

Gravitational waves, theory and experiment (an overview). Part 1 Gravitational waves, sources and detectors (B F Schutz and F Ricci): Elements of gravitational waves. Gravitational wave detectors. Astrophysics of gravitational wave sources. Waves and energy. Mass- and current-quadrupole radiation. Source calculations. Part 2 Gravitational wave detectors (G Pizzella et al): Resonant detectors for gravitational waves and their bandwidth. The Earth based large interferometer Virgo and the low frequency facility. Detection of scalar gravitational waves. Part 3 The stachastic gravitational wave background (D Babusci, et al): Generalities of stachastic GW background. Sources of SGWB. Part 4 Theoretical developments (H Nicolai et al): Infinite dimensional symmetries in gravity. Gyroscopes and gravitational waves. Elementary introduction to pre-big bang cosmology and to the relic graviton background. Post-Newtonian computation of binary inspiral waveforms. Part 5 Numerical relativity.

Editorial Reviews

.."a useful reference for researchers in the field, and a good introduction for new postgraduates" Classical & Quantum Gravity 18 (2001) "This book provides a comprehensive review of gravitational waves (GW). It includes a wide range of contributions by leading scientists in the field." Zentralblatt, vol. 988" . . . this text gives the impression of a careful, clear and thorough writing which should be of interest for a wide community of physicists, mathematicians, astrophysicists and researchers from other natural sciences . . . In summary, this well-balanced blend of theoretical and experimental, research and survey material bringing together various approaches aspiring to achieve a unified comprehension of the phenomenon of gravitational radiation comprises an authoritative account on the recent progress in gravitational physics and the outstanding mathematical developments it has inspired." Sergey I Tertychniy in Mathematical Reviews "The book constitutes an introduction to the theme of gravitational waves. This subject is of great current interest and the research on it is rapidly developing . . . The book contains excellent material for PhD students that want to enter the field of gravitational waves." Andrzej Krolak in General Relativity & Gravitation, vol. 34, no. 7 seful reference for researchers in the field, and a good introduction for new postgraduates" Classical & Quantum Gravity 18 (2001) "This book provides a comprehensive review of gravitational waves (GW). It includes a wide range of contributions by leading scientists in the field." Zentralblatt, vol. 988" . . . this text gives the impression of a careful, clear and thorough writing which should be of interest for awide community of physicists, mathematicians, astrophysicists and researchers from other natural sciences . . . In summary, this well-balanced blend of theoretical and experimental, research and survey material bringing together various approaches aspiring to achieve a unified comprehension of the phenomenon of gravitational radiation comprises an authoritative account on the recent progress in gravitational physics and the outstanding mathematical developments it has inspired." Sergey I Tertychniy in Mathematical Reviews "The book constitutes an introduction to the theme of gravitational waves. This subject is of great current interest and the research on it is rapidly developing . . . The book contains excellent material for PhD students that want to enter the field of gravitational waves." Andrzej Krolak in General Relativity & Gravitation, vol. 34, no. 7

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