The Sound of the Cosmos
Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
Published on 28. February 2023
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-262-54494-8 (ISBN)
Description
"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"--
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge (Massachusetts)
United States
Publishing group
MIT Press Ltd
Illustrations
47 black and white illustrations, 8 colour plates
Dimensions
Height: 156 mm
Width: 236 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
488 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-262-54494-8 (9780262544948)
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Mario Diaz | Gabriela Gonzalez | Jorge Pullin
The Sounds of the Cosmos
Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy
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02/2023
MIT Press
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Persons
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.
Content
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
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