Gravitational Waves

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.

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

Autorentext

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.

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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