Science Case for the Einstein Telescope
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2020-04-01 v4 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
The Einstein Telescope (ET), a proposed European ground-based gravitational-wave detector of third-generation, is an evolution of second-generation detectors such as Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and KAGRA which could be operating in the mid 2030s. ET will explore the universe with gravitational waves up to cosmological distances. We discuss its main scientific objectives and its potential for discoveries in astrophysics, cosmology and fundamental physics.
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@article{arxiv.1912.02622,
title = {Science Case for the Einstein Telescope},
author = {Michele Maggiore and Chris van den Broeck and Nicola Bartolo and Enis Belgacem and Daniele Bertacca and Marie Anne Bizouard and Marica Branchesi and Sebastien Clesse and Stefano Foffa and Juan García-Bellido and Stefan Grimm and Jan Harms and Tanja Hinderer and Sabino Matarrese and Cristiano Palomba and Marco Peloso and Angelo Ricciardone and Mairi Sakellariadou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1912.02622},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
51 pages, 14 figures; v3: references added, various improvements. v4: minor changes. Version published in JCAP