Gravitational waves : a history of discovery
By: Grote, Hartmut.
Publisher: Boca Raton CRC Press 2020Description: xv, 130p.ISBN: 9780367136819.Subject(s): Gravitational wavesDDC classification: 539.754 | G915g Summary: 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.Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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.
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