Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology with Gravitational Waves
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-05-13 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
Abstract
Gravitational wave detectors are already operating at interesting sensitivity levels, and they have an upgrade path that should result in secure detections by 2014. We review the physics of gravitational waves, how they interact with detectors (bars and interferometers), and how these detectors operate. We study the most likely sources of gravitational waves and review the data analysis methods that are used to extract their signals from detector noise. Then we consider the consequences of gravitational wave detections and observations for physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0903.0338,
title = {Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology with Gravitational Waves},
author = {B. S. Sathyaprakash and B. F. Schutz},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.0338},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
137 pages, 16 figures, Published version <http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2009-2>