Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

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Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

Av Nils Andersson, University of Southampton) Andersson, Nils (Professor of Applied Mathematics, Professor of Applied Mathematics

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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 interest in 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.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-20
Mått175 x 246 x 34 mm
Vikt1 291 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieOxford Graduate Texts
Antal sidor688
FörlagOUP OXFORD
ISBN9780198989097

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Nils Andersson is a professor of mathematics and an expert on Einstein's theory of relativity and related astrophysics. He is an elected honorary Fellow of the International Society on General Relativity and Gravitation and was awarded the 2024 Karl Schwarzschild Prize in astrophysics. His research mainly concerns black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves. Over the last couple of decades, he has actively pursued many issues relevant to the emerging area of gravitational-wave astronomy. His current work focuses 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.

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

This book is a wonderful introduction to one of the most exciting research areas in modern physics (gravitational wave astronomy) written by a leading expert on the structure and dynamics of black holes and neutron stars....The book is an excellent resource for students and for researchers working in specific areas (general relativity, astronomy, data analysis, nuclear and particle physics) who may want to put their work in a broader context.