Extracting physics from gravitational waves : testing the strong-field dynamics of general relativity and inferring the large-scale structure of the universe /: testing the strong-field dynamics of general relativity and inferring the large-scale structure of the universe. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tjonnie G.F. Li.
• Authors: Li, Tjonnie G. F (Tjonnie Guang Feng), 1986-
• Contents: Part I General Introduction -- Gravitational waves in the linearised theory of General Relativity -- Gravitational waves in the post-Newtonian formalism -- Gravitational waves: detection and sources -- Bayesian Inference -- Computational methods -- Part II Testing the Strong-field Dynamics of General Relativity -- Introduction -- Test Infrastructure for General Relativity (TIGER) -- Results -- Discussion -- Part III Inferring the Large-scale Structure of the Universe -- Introduction -- Cosmography -- Electromagnetic counterpart as redshift measurement -- Concluding remarks -- A Systematic multipole expansion -- Bibliography -- Popular-science summary.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxvi, 235 pages), color illustrations
• Subjects: 539.7/54; Physics; Gravitational waves; SCIENCE -- Physics -- Quantum Theory; Gravitational waves; Physics; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory; Cosmology; Numerical and Computational Physics; Science -- Cosmology; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Relativity physics; Mathematical physics; Science -- Gravity; Gravity; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319192734; 3319192736
• Related ISBNs: 9783319192727; 3319192728
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 23, 2015).
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