Detecting the stochastic gravitational-wave background /

The stochastic gravitational-wave background (SGWB) is by far the most difficult source of gravitational radiation detect. At the same time, it is the most interesting and intriguing one. This book describes the initial detection of the SGWB and describes the underlying mathematics behind one of the...

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Main Author: Colacino, Carlo Nicola (συγγραφέας.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: San Rafael [Καλιφόρνια] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2017.
Series:IOP concise physics.
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Online Access:http://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-1-6817-4082-9
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Summary:The stochastic gravitational-wave background (SGWB) is by far the most difficult source of gravitational radiation detect. At the same time, it is the most interesting and intriguing one. This book describes the initial detection of the SGWB and describes the underlying mathematics behind one of the most amazing discoveries of the 21st century. On the experimental side it would mean that interferometric gravitational wave detectors work even better than expected. On the observational side, such a detection could give us information about the very early Universe, information that could not be obtained otherwise. Even negative results and improved upper bounds could put constraints on many cosmological and particle physics models.
Physical Description:1 ηλεκτρονική πηγή (ποικίλες σελιδαριθμήσεις) : έγχρ. εικ.
Bibliography:Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές.
ISBN:9781681740829
9781681742106
ISSN:2053-2571