Gravitational Waves (Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation)

Hardcover, xiii + 412 pages, NOT ex-library. Printed in the UK. Limited signs of gentle wear, book is clean with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, securely bound. Issued without a dust jacket. -- Contents: 1 Gravitational waves, theory and experiment (an overview); Part One: Gravitational Waves, Sources and Detectors 2 Elements of gravitational waves [Mathematics of linearized theory; Using the TT gauge to understand gravitational waves; Interaction of gravitational waves with detectors; Analysis of beam detectors; Exercises] 3 Gravitational-wave detectors [Gravitational-wave observables; Physics of interferometers; Physics of resonant mass detectors; A detector in space; Gravitational and electromagnetic waves compared and contrasted] 4 Astrophysics of gravitational-wave sources [Sources detectable from ground & from space] 5 Waves and energy [Variational principle for general relativity; Variational principles and the energy in gravitational waves; Practical applications of the Isaacson energy; Exercises] 6 Mass- and current-quadrupole radiation [Expansion for the far field of a slow-motion source; Application of the TT gauge to the mass quadrupole field; Application of the TT gauge to the current-quadrupole field; Energy radiated in gravitational waves; Radiation in the Newtonian limit] 7 Source calculations [Radiation from a binary system; R-modes; Conclusion]; References; Solutions to exercises; -- Part Two: Gravitational-wave detectors 8 Resonant detectors for gravitational waves & their bandwidth [Sensitivity and bandwidth of resonant detectors; Sensitivity for various GW signals; Recent results obtained with the resonant detectors; Discussion and conclusions] 9 Earth-based large interferometer Virgo and the Low Frequency Facility [Introduction; SA suspension and requirements on the control; A few words about the Low Frequency Facility; Conclusion] 10 LISA: A proposed joint ESA–NASA gravitational-wave mission [Description of the LISA mission; Expected gravitational-wave results from LISA] 11 Detection of scalar gravitational waves [Introduction; Testing theories of gravity; Gravitational wave radiation in the JBD theory; Hollow sphere; Scalar–tensor cross sections]; -- Part Three: Stochastic Gravitational-Wave Background 12 Generalities on the stochastic GW background [Introduction; Definitions; Overlap reduction function; Achievable sensitivities to the SGWB; Observational bounds] 13 Sources of SGWB [Topological defects; Inflation; String cosmology; First-order phase transitions; Astrophysical sources]; -- Part Four: Theoretical developments 14 Infinite-dimensional symmetries in gravity [Einstein theory; Nonlinear [sigma]-models; Symmetries of nonlinear [sigma]-models; Geroch group; Linear system] 15 Gyroscopes and gravitational waves [Introduction; Splitting formalism & test particle motion: a short review; Spacetime metric; Searching for an operational frame; Precession of a gyroscope in geodesic motion; Conclusions] 16 Elementary introduction to pre-big bang cosmology and to the relic graviton background [Introduction; Motivations: duality symmetry; Kinematics: shrinking horizons; Open problems & phenomenological consequences; Cosmological perturbation theory; Relic graviton background; Conclusion; Appendix (String effective action; Duality symmetry; String cosmology equations] 17 Post-Newtonian computation of binary inspiral waveforms [Introduction; Summary of optimal signal filtering; Newtonian binary polarization waveforms; Newtonian orbital phase evolution; Post-Newtonian wave generation; Inspiral binary waveform]; -- Part Five: Numerical relativity 18 Numerical relativity [Overview; Einstein equations for relativity; Still newer formulations: towards a stable evolution system; Tools for analysing the numerical spacetimes; Computational science, numerical relativity, and the 'Cactus' code; Cactus computational toolkit; Recent applications and progress; Summary; Further reading]; References; Index.…