Proceedings of the International Summer School on Experimental Physics of Gravitational Waves, Urbino, Italy, September 6-18, 1999 / editors, M. Barone ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Barone, M. (Maura)

Università di Urbino. Istituto di fisica.

Istituto nazionale di fisica nucleare. Sezione di Firenze.

Conference Name:

International Summer School on Experimental Physics of Gravitational Waves (1999 : Urbino, Italy)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gravitational waves--Congresses.

Gravitational waves.

Interferometers--Congresses.

Interferometers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (510 p.)

Other Title:

Experimental physics of gravitational waves

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book introduces needed theoretical instruments and offers an up-to-date discussion on fundamental physics as well as the experimental tools used and developed for the construction and exploitation of gravitational wave antennae (resonant bars, ground-based and space interferometric detectors). In addition, problems in the fields of optics, signal processing, control and feedback in active mechanical filtering are deeply analyzed, with reference to recent solutions adopted in the main detectors.

Contents:

Contents; International Advisory Committee:; Preface; Participants; Program and Lecturers:; GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The nature of these lectures; 1.2 Contents; 1.3 Notations and Conventions; 1.4 Orders of magnitude; 2 Fundamental concepts; 2.1 Space and time; 2.2 Scalars, vectors and tensors; 2.3 Covariant derivative and curvature tensor; 2.4 Covariant equations; 3 Equivalence principles; 3.1 Newtonian equivalence principle; 3.2 Einstein equivalence principle; 3.3 Free fall of a test particle; 3.4 Local physical coordinates

3.5 Discussion of experiments4 The relativistic theories of gravitation; 4.1 The metric theories; 4.2 General Relativity; (a) Continuous material medium; (b) The field equations; (c) The Schwarzschild solution and the Birkhoff theorem; (d) Gravitational waves; 5 General Relativity : The quasi Newtonian case; 5.1 The general framework; 5.2 Multipolar expansion; (a) The approximations and the method; (b) Multipolar expansion; 5.3 Electromagnetic and Gravitational waves; 6 Mechanics and Elasticity; 6.1 The Newtonian equations; 6.2 The generalization to the gravitational case; 6.3 Interpretations

6.4 An acceleration-free pendulum7 Interferometric detection of gravitational waves; 7.1 The high frequency approximation in optics; 7.2 Interferometric detectors of gravitational waves; (a) General equations; (b) The physical effect; (c) Array of interferometric detectors; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Neutron star; Coalescing binaries; Bibliography; PHYSICS OF SOURCES OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; 1 Introduction; 1.1 General considerations; Some notions on Theory of Gravitation; Compactness; Coherence of the motion; Conclusions; 2 Physics of black holes; 3 Physics of neutron stars

Chandrasekhar Mass Limit4 Origin and Structure of Neutron Stars; General considerations; Neutron Stars and Pulsar; Rotating NS; Magnetized Neutron stars; Rheology; 5 Sources of gravitational waves; 5.1 Collapsing objects; 5.2 Rotating Neutron Stars; 5.3 Spontaneous Breaking of Symmetry of axi-symmetric NS; 6 Coalescing Objects; 7 Conclusions; Appendix 1 : The Magneto Hydrodynamics equations; Appendix 2 : Spontaneous symmetry breaking; Appendix 3 : Signal received by an interferometric detector; References; SUPERNOVAE; 1 Introduction; 2 Properties of Supernovae; 2.1 Supernova Types

2.2 Radio Properties2.3 Supernova Rates; 2.4 Cosmological Applications; 3 Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud; 3.1 The Early Story; 3.2 SN 1987A Progenitor Star; 3.3 Explosive Nucleosynthesis; 3.4 HST Observations; References; WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT GAMMA RAY BURSTS FROM THEIR AFTERGLOWS?; 1 Introduction; 2 Afterglows; 2.1 The fireball model; 2.2 Why explosions; 2.3 Why synchrotron spectrum in the afterglow; 2.4 Why relativistic expansion; 2.5 GRB 970508: our best case; 3 Embarrassments; 3.1 Unpowerlawness; 3.2 Bursts' spectra; 4 On the central engine

4.1 Energy release mechanism

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611934170

9781281934178

1281934178

9789812792846

9812792848

OCLC:

922951915