"A comprehensive insider's account of the discovery of gravitational waves, including insights on the physics theory and the critical LIGO technology that made it possible"--
"A comprehensive insider's account of the discovery of gravitational waves, including insights on the physics theory and the critical LIGO technology that made it possible"--
Mario Díaz is Director of the Center for Gravitational Wave Astronomy at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he is also a Professor of Physics and President of the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. Gabriela González is Boyd Professor of Physics & Astronomy at Louisiana State University, a former spokesperson of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC), and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. Jorge Pullin is Horace Hearne Chair in Theoretical Physics at Louisiana State University and was founding editor of the journal Physical Review X.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface ix 1 Gravity from the Ancient Greeks to Newton 1 2 Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity 15 3 The General Theory of Relativity 29 4 Gravitational Waves: Their Long and Difficult History 55 5 The Life and Death of Stars 77 6 Astrophysical Sources of Gravitational Radiation 89 7 Numerical Relativity 97 8 A Brief History of Terrestrial Gravitational Wave Detectors 105 9 The Technology of LIGO 123 10 At Last: Detections--and Many! 151 11 The Birth of Gravitational Wave Multi-Messenger Astronomy 171 12 The Future 185 Epilogue 197 Acknowledgements 199 Notes 201 Recommended Reading 205 Index 207
Preface ix 1 Gravity from the Ancient Greeks to Newton 1 2 Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity 15 3 The General Theory of Relativity 29 4 Gravitational Waves: Their Long and Difficult History 55 5 The Life and Death of Stars 77 6 Astrophysical Sources of Gravitational Radiation 89 7 Numerical Relativity 97 8 A Brief History of Terrestrial Gravitational Wave Detectors 105 9 The Technology of LIGO 123 10 At Last: Detections--and Many! 151 11 The Birth of Gravitational Wave Multi-Messenger Astronomy 171 12 The Future 185 Epilogue 197 Acknowledgements 199 Notes 201 Recommended Reading 205 Index 207
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