Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

NOTE EDITORE

This book is an introduction to gravitational waves and related astrophysics. It provides a bridge across the range of astronomy, physics and cosmology that comes into play when trying to understand the gravitational-wave sky. Starting with Einstein's theory of gravity, chapters develop the key ideas step by step, leading up to the technology that finally caught these faint whispers from the distant universe. The second part of the book makes a direct connection with current research, introducing the relevant language and making the involved concepts less mysterious. The book is intended to work as a platform, low enough that anyone with an elementary understanding of gravitational waves can scramble onto it, but at the same time high enough to connect readers with active research - and the many exciting discoveries that are happening right now. The first part of the book introduces the key ideas, following a general overview chapter and including a brief reminder of Einstein's theory. This part can be taught as a self-contained one semester course. The second part of the book is written to work as a collection of "set pieces" with core material that can be adapted to specific lectures and additional material that provide context and depth. A range of readers may find this book useful, including graduate students, astronomers looking for basic understanding of the gravitational-wave window to the universe, researchers analysing data from gravitational-wave detectors, and nuclear and particle physicists.

SOMMARIO

1 - Opening the window2 - A brief survey of general relativity3 - Gravitational waves4 - From black holes to stars and the universe at large5 - Binary inspiral6 - Spinning stars and cosmic recycling7 - Catching the wave8 - Mining the data9 - The stellar graveyard10 - Testing relativity11 - Beyond Newton12 - Towards the extreme13 - From oscillations to instabilities14 - Building mountains15 - The r-mode instability16 - Black-hole dynamics17 - Spinning black holes18 - Relativistic asteroseismology19 - Colliding black holes20 - Cosmic Fireworks21 - Anatomy of a merger22 - Whispers from the Big Bang

AUTORE

Nils Andersson is a professor of mathematics and an expert on Einstein's theory of relativity and related astrophysics. His research mainly concerns black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves. Over the last couple of decades, he has actively pursued many issued relevant to the emerging area of gravitational-wave astronomy. His current work focusses on the extreme physics that neutron stars represent, from the state and composition of matter to the dynamical role of the superfluid and superconducting components expected to be present in the core of a mature neutron star.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198568032
• Collana: Oxford Graduate Texts
• Dimensioni: 252 x 37.7 x 175 mm Ø 1444 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 116 color and 51 grayscale line figures; 1 color halftone
• Pagine Arabe: 688