Gravitational wave physics and astronomy in the nascent era

Apr 6, 2021
89 pages
Published in:
  • PTEP 2023 (2023) 10, 10A103
  • Published: Oct 3, 2023
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Abstract: (Oxford University Press)
The detections of gravitational waves (GW) by the LIGO/Virgo collaborations provide various possibilities for both physics and astronomy. We are quite sure that GW observations will develop a lot, both in precision and in number, thanks to the continuous work on the improvement of detectors, including the expected new detector, KAGRA, and the planned detector, LIGO-India. On this occasion, we review the fundamental outcomes and prospects of gravitational wave physics and astronomy. We survey the development, focusing on representative sources of gravitational waves: binary black holes, binary neutron stars, and supernovae. We also summarize the role of gravitational wave observations as a probe of new physics.
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  • 89pages, Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys. accepted
  • E02 Gravitational waves
  • E30 Compact objects in general
  • F33 Network system, coincident signal in other radiation bands
  • neutron star: binary
  • black hole: binary
  • gravitational radiation
  • gravitational radiation: emission
  • gravitational radiation: direct detection
  • gravitational radiation detector
  • binary: coalescence