{"product_id":"gravitational-waves-pack-volumes-1-and-2-volume-1-theory-and-experiment-volume-2-astrophysics-and-cosmology-1st-ed","title":"Gravitational Waves, Pack: Volumes 1 and 2: Volume 1: Theory and Experiment, Volume 2: Astrophysics and Cosmology (1ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The book covers a staggering breadth of material and is extremely useful as a bird's-eye overview of the field... From now on I will recommend it as the best entry point for students who want to join this blooming research field.\" -- Emanuele Berti, \n\u003cem\u003ePhysics Today\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I would recommend this text to anyone who is interested in gravitational waves.\" -- Kymani Armstrong-Williams, \n\u003cem\u003ePhysics Book Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis two-volume book is a comprehensive, detailed account of the physics of gravitational waves. While Vol. 1 is devoted to the theory and experiments, Vol. 2 discusses what can be learned from gravitational waves in astrophysics and cosmology by systematizing a large body of theoretical developments that have taken place over the last decades.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eI: Gravitational-wave theory\u003c\/strong\u003e1. The geometric approach to GWs2. The field-theoretical approach to GWs3. Generation of GWs in linearized theory4. Applications5. GW generation by post-Newtonian sources6. Experimental observation of GW emission in compact binaries \n\u003cstrong\u003eII: Experiments\u003c\/strong\u003e7. Data analysis techniques8. Resonant-mass detectors9. Interferometers \n\u003cstrong\u003eIII: Astrophysical Sources of GWs\u003c\/strong\u003e10. Stellar collapse11. Neutron stars12. Black-hole perturbation theory13. Properties of dynamical space-times14. GWs from coalescing compact binaries. Theory15. GWs from coalescing compact binaries. Observations16. Supermassive Black Holes \n\u003cstrong\u003eIV: Cosmology and Gravitational Waves\u003c\/strong\u003e17. Basics of FRW cosmology18. Helicity decomposition of the metric perturbations19. Evolution of cosmological perturbations20. The imprint of GWs on the CMB21. Inflation and primordial perturbations22. Stochastic backgrounds of cosmological origin23. Stochastic backgrounds and pulsar timing arrays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichele Maggiore, \n\u003cem\u003eProfessor, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichele Maggiore is Professor of Physics at the Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He served as President of the Physics Section at the University of Geneva until 2017. \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51502784938262,"sku":"9780198755289","price":174.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780198755289.jpg?v=1783316785","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/gravitational-waves-pack-volumes-1-and-2-volume-1-theory-and-experiment-volume-2-astrophysics-and-cosmology-1st-ed","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}