Gravitational waves / edited by Ignazio Ciufolini ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Ciufolini, Ignazio, 1951-

Conference Name:

Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (3rd : 1999 : Pasadena, Calif.)

Series:

Series in high energy physics, cosmology, and gravitation.

Series in high energy physics, cosmology, and gravitation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gravitational waves--Congresses.

Gravitational waves.

Gravity waves.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Publishing, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This work provides a review of gravitational waves - a subject that promises to play a central role in astrophysics, cosmology and theoretical physics. A range of contributions from leading scientists are included.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. Gravitational waves, theory and experiment (an overview); 2. Elements of gravitational waves; 3. Gravitational-wave detectors; 4. Astrophysics of gravitational-wave sources; 5. Waves and energy; 6. Mass- and current-quadrupole radiation; 7. Source calculations; 8. Resonant detectors for gravitational waves and their bandwidth; 9. The Earth-based large interferometer Virgo and the Low Frequency Facility; 10. LISA: A proposed joint ESA-NASA gravitational-wave mission; 11. Detection of scalar gravitational waves; 12. Generalities on the stochastic GW background

13. Sources of SGWB14. Infinite-dimensional symmetries in gravity; 15. Gyroscopes and gravitational waves; 16. Elementary introduction to pre-big bang cosmology and to the relic graviton background; 17. Post-Newtonian computation of binary inspiral waveforms; 18. Numerical relativity; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-429-14657-4

1-280-53554-7

9786610535545

1-4200-3425-1

9780429146572

OCLC:

85600726