The Sounds of the Cosmos
By Mario Diaz, Gabriela Gonzalez and Jorge Pullin
By Mario Diaz, Gabriela Gonzalez and Jorge Pullin
By Mario Diaz, Gabriela Gonzalez and Jorge Pullin
By Mario Diaz, Gabriela Gonzalez and Jorge Pullin
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology
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$40.00
Feb 28, 2023 | ISBN 9780262544948
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Feb 28, 2023 | ISBN 9780262372787
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Table Of Contents
Preface ix
1 Gravity from the Ancient Greeks to Newton 1
2 Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity 15
3 The General Theory of Relativity 29
4 Gravitational Waves: Their Long and Difficult History 55
5 The Life and Death of Stars 77
6 Astrophysical Sources of Gravitational Radiation 89
7 Numerical Relativity 97
8 A Brief History of Terrestrial Gravitational Wave Detectors 105
9 The Technology of LIGO 123
10 At Last: Detections–and Many! 151
11 The Birth of Gravitational Wave Multi-Messenger Astronomy 171
12 The Future 185
Epilogue 197
Acknowledgements 199
Notes 201
Recommended Reading 205
Index 207
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