An Introduction to Gravitational Wave Theory
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2025-10-10 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
Introduction to the theoretical foundations of gravitational waves: from general relativity to detection and binary system waveforms. Lecture notes prepared for the MaNiTou summer school on gravitational waves. Draft chapter for the CNRS contemporary Encyclopaedia Sciences to be published by ISTE.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2508.21817,
title = {An Introduction to Gravitational Wave Theory},
author = {Simone Speziale and Danièle A. Steer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21817},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
72 pages, many figures. V2: various improvements