Gravitational waves (Record no. 565004)
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| fixed length control field | 01417 a2200181 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780367136819 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | IIT Kanpur |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 539.754 |
| Item number | G915g |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Grote, Hartmut |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Gravitational waves |
| Remainder of title | a history of discovery |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Hartmut Grote |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Name of publisher | CRC Press |
| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Place of publication | Boca Raton |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv, 130p |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | he historic detection of gravitational waves on September 14, 2015, prompted by the highly energetic fusion of two black holes, has made events in the universe "audible" for the first time. This expansion of the scientific sensorium has opened a new chapter in astronomy and already led to, among others, fascinating new insights about the abundance of black holes, the collision of neutron stars, and the origin of heavy chemical elements. The history of this event, which is epochal for physics, is reconstructed in this book, along with a walk-through of the main principles of how the detectors operate and a discussion of how the search for gravitational waves is conducted. The book concludes with an update of the latest detections and developments to date and a brief look into the future of this exciting research field.This book is accessible to non-specialist readers from a general audience and is also an excellent introduction to the topic for undergraduates in physics. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Gravitational waves |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| General Stacks | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | 2021-12-20 | 2 | 2388.40 | 539.754 G915g | A185423 | 2985.50 | Books |