Gravitational Waves

Gravitational wave (GW) astronomy is expected to bring a revolution in our knowledge of the universe by allowing the observation of previously unseen phenomena such as the coalescence of compact objects (neutron stars and black holes) the fall of stars into supermassive black holes stellar core collapses and big-bang relics. With a wide range of contributions by leading scientists in the field Gravitational Waves covers topics such as the basics of GWs GW detectors astrophysics of GW sources numerical applications and several recent theoretical developments. The material is written at a level suitable for postgraduate students entering the field.