ABSTRACT

Gravitational waves (GWs) are a hot topic and promise to play a central role in astrophysics, cosmology, and theoretical physics. Technological developments have led us to the brink of their direct observation, which could become a reality in the coming years. The direct observation of GWs will open an entirely new field: GW astronomy. This is expe

chapter 2|9 pages

Elements of gravitational waves

chapter 3|19 pages

Gravitational-wave detectors

chapter 5|8 pages

Waves and energy

chapter 6|13 pages

Mass- and current-quadrupole radiation

chapter 7|20 pages

Source calculations

chapter 11|29 pages

Detection of scalar gravitational waves

chapter 12|30 pages

Generalities on the stochastic GW background

chapter 13|34 pages

Sources of SGWB

chapter 14|23 pages

Infinite-dimensional symmetries in gravity

chapter 15|12 pages

Gyroscopes and gravitational waves

chapter 18|48 pages

Numerical relativity