Nils Andersson

Gravitational-Wave Astronomy

Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This introduction to gravitational waves and related astrophysics provides a bridge across the range of astronomy, physics and cosmology that comes into play when trying to understand the gravitational-wave sky. Key ideas are developed step by step, leading up to the technology that caught these faint whispers from the distant universe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 688
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 172mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1464g
• ISBN-13: 9780198568032
• ISBN-10: 0198568037
• Artikelnr.: 57562971

Autorenporträt

Nils Andersson is a professor of mathematics and an expert on Einstein's theory of relativity and related astrophysics. His research mainly concerns black holes, neutron stars and gravitational waves. Over the last couple of decades, he has actively pursued many issued relevant to the emerging area of gravitational-wave astronomy. His current work focusses 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.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Opening the window
2: A brief survey of general relativity
3: Gravitational waves
4: From black holes to stars and the universe at large
5: Binary inspiral
6: Spinning stars and cosmic recycling
7: Catching the wave
8: Mining the data
9: The stellar graveyard
10: Testing relativity
11: Beyond Newton
12: Towards the extreme
13: From oscillations to instabilities
14: Building mountains
15: The r-mode instability
16: Black-hole dynamics
17: Spinning black holes
18: Relativistic asteroseismology
19: Colliding black holes
20: Cosmic Fireworks
21: Anatomy of a merger
22: Whispers from the Big Bang