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040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a539.754 _bG915g
100			_aGrote, Hartmut
245			_aGravitational waves _ba history of discovery _cHartmut Grote
260			_bCRC Press _c2020 _aBoca Raton
300			_axv, 130p
520			_ahe 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			_aGravitational waves
942			_cBK
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