Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors (Relié)

LIGO's recent discovery of gravitational waves was headline news around the world. Many people will want to understand more about what a gravitational wave is, how LIGO works, and how LIGO functions as a detector of gravitational waves. "see. This hook aims to communicate the basic logic of interferometric gravitational wave detectors to students who are new to the field. It assumes that the wader has a basic knowledge of physics, but no special familiarity with gravitational waves.
with general relativity, or with the special techniques of experimental physics. All of the necessary ideas are developed in the book. The first edition was published in 1994. Since the hook is aimed at explaining the physical ideas behind the design of LIDO, it stands the test of rinse. For the second edition, an Epilogue has been added ; it brings the treatment of technical details up to date, and provides references slut would allow a student to become proficient with today's designs.