Detecting the stochastic gravitational-wave background /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) :
Morgan and Claypool Publishers,
[2017]
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| Series: | IOP (Series). Release 4.
IOP concise physics. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Abstract: | The stochastic gravitational-wave background (SGWB) is by far the most difficult source of gravitational radiation detect. At the same time, it is the most interesting and intriguing one. This book describes the initial detection of the SGWB and describes the underlying mathematics behind one of the most amazing discoveries of the 21st century. On the experimental side it would mean that interferometric gravitational wave detectors work even better than expected. On the observational side, such a detection could give us information about the very early Universe, information that could not be obtained otherwise. Even negative results and improved upper bounds could put constraints on many cosmological and particle physics models. |
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| Item Description: | "Version: 20171201"--Title page verso. "A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (various pagings) : color illustrations. Also available in printing. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781681740829 9781681742106 |
| ISSN: | 2053-2571 |