{"product_id":"gravitational-waves-hartmut-grote-9780367136819","title":"Gravitational Waves: A History of Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe historic detection of gravitational waves on September 14, 2015, prompted by the highly energetic fusion of two black holes, has made events in the universe \"audible\" for the first time. This expansion of the scientific sensorium has opened a new chapter in astronomy and already led to, among others, fascinating new insights about the abundance of black holes, the collision of neutron stars, and the origin of heavy chemical elements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of this event, which is epochal for physics, is reconstructed in this book, along with a walk-through of the main principles of how the detectors operate and a discussion of how the search for gravitational waves is conducted. The book concludes with an update of the latest detections and developments to date and a brief look into the future of this exciting research field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is accessible to non-specialist readers from a general audience and is also an excellent introduction to the topic for undergraduates in physics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an introduction to the historic discovery of gravitational waves\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains the inner workings of the detectors and the search to find the waves hidden in the data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthored by a renowned specialist involved in the ground-breaking discovery\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHartmut Grote is a Professor of physics at Cardiff University, UK. His main expertise is in experimental gravitational-wave physics, and he has worked on building and improving gravitational wave detectors for over 20 years. From 2009 to 2017, he was the scientific leader of the British-German gravitational-wave detector: GEO600.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hartmut Grote\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367136813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367136819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Hartmut Grote","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983590129919,"sku":"9780367136819","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0296cfa6-642d-4db7-98a2-6267626e9758.jpg?v=1683267552","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gravitational-waves-hartmut-grote-9780367136819","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}