Gravitational Waves - A History of Discovery

Informationen zum Autor Hartmut Grote is a Professor of physics at Cardiff University, UK. His main expertise is in experimental gravitational-wave physics and he has worked on building and improving gravitational wave detectors for over 20 years. From 2009 to 2017, he was the scientific leader of the British-German gravitational-wave detector GEO600. Klappentext The historic detection of gravitational waves on September 14, 2015, prompted by the highly energetic fusion of two black holes is reconstructed in this book in a way that is understandable to non-specialist readers. Zusammenfassung The historic detection of gravitational waves on September 14, 2015, prompted by the highly energetic fusion of two black holes is reconstructed in this book in a way that is understandable to non-specialist readers. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. They exist, they don't exist, they exist. 2. They exist, they don't exist 3. Michelson's legacy: the interferometer 4. Interferometers: around the world. 5. Data analysis and Big Dog 6. They exist! 7. Future developments

Product details

• Authors: Hartmut Grote
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367136819
• ISBN: 978-0-367-13681-9
• No. of pages: 146
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Mathematical & Computational, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Relativity physics