DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc5f73/gravitationalwave) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy: An Introduction to Theory, Experiment and Data Analysis" to their offering.
This most up-to-date, one-stop reference combines coverage of both theory and observational techniques, with introductory sections to bring all readers up to the same level. Written by outstanding researchers directly involved with the scientific program of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), the book begins with a brief review of general relativity before going on to describe the physics of gravitational waves and the astrophysical sources of gravitational radiation. Further sections cover gravitational wave detectors, data analysis, and the outlook of gravitational wave astronomy and astrophysics.
Key Topics Covered:
1 Prologue
2 A Brief Review of General Relativity
3 Gravitational Waves
4 Beyond the Newtonian Limit
5 Sources of Gravitational Radiation
6 Gravitational-Wave Detectors
7 Gravitational-Wave Data Analysis
8 Epilogue: Gravitational-Wave Astronomy and Astrophysics
Appendix A Gravitational-Wave Detector Data
Appendix B Post-Newtonian Binary Inspiral Waveform
Author:
JOLIEN D. E. CREIGHTON is an Associate Professor of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which he joined in 1998. He received his doctoral degree at the University of Waterloo where he studied the thermodynamical properties of black holes.
WARREN G. ANDERSON is a scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, which he joined in 1998. He received his doctorate at the University of Alberta under Werner Israel, where he worked on Black Hole physics, and has also held a tenure track position at The University of Texas at Brownsville. He also received Master's degrees in Medical Physics (University of Alberta) and Applied Mathematics (University of Waterloo).
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