Gravitational Wave Astrophysics

Proceedings of the Third Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics
2015
ISBN: 978-3-319-10487-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, Band 40, 309 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 6269 g

Reihe: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings

This book offers review chapters written by invited speakers of the 3rd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics - Gravitational Waves Astrophysics. All chapters have been peer reviewed. The book goes beyond normal conference proceedings in that it provides a wide panorama of the astrophysics of gravitational waves and serves as a reference work for researchers in the field.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sopuerta, Carlos F.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Relativität, Gravitation
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

From the Contents: Astrophysics of Extreme and Intermediate mass-ratio inspirals.- The PSR J0348+0432 system and its impact for Gravitational Wave Astrophysics.- Tidal Disruptions in Extreme and Intermediate mass-ratio inspirals.- Event Rates of Compact Binaries for advanced ground-based GW detectors and related astrophysics.- Astrophysics with 2nd generation Gravitational-Wave detectors.

Über Autor(innen)

Carlos F. Sopuerta is working at the Institute of Space Sciences (CSIC-IEEC), Barcelona, as a Ramón y Cajal Researcher. His main research interest lies in the new area of Gravitational Wave Astronomy.