Fundam Interfero Gravi (2nd Ed) - Hardcover

Peter R Saulson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 981314307X ISBN 13: 9789813143074

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

LIGO's recent discovery of gravitational waves was headline news around the world. Many people will want to understand more about what a gravitational wave is, how LIGO works, and how LIGO functions as a detector of gravitational waves.This book aims to communicate the basic logic of interferometric gravitational wave detectors to students who are new to the field. It assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of physics, but no special familiarity with gravitational waves, with general relativity, or with the special techniques of experimental physics. All of the necessary ideas are developed in the book.The first edition was published in 1994. Since the book is aimed at explaining the physical ideas behind the design of LIGO, it stands the test of time. For the second edition, an Epilogue has been added; it brings the treatment of technical details up to date, and provides references that would allow a student to become proficient with today's designs.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 981314307X
• ISBN 13: 9789813143074
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 336