Analysis of Gravitational-Wave Data

Introducing gravitational-wave data analysis, this is an ideal starting point for researchers entering the field, and researchers currently analyzing data.

Piotr Jaranowski (Author), Andrzej Krolak (Author)

9780521864596, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 August 2009

270 pages, 2 b/w illus.
25.4 x 18 x 2 cm, 0.65 kg

'This is a good overview of the foundations of gravitational wave data analysis. it makes very pleasant reading for the expert and it is a good place to begin for a student who is not familiar with statistics. General Relativity and Gravitation Journal

Research in this field has grown considerably in recent years due to the commissioning of a world-wide network of large-scale detectors. This network collects a very large amount of data that is currently being analyzed and interpreted. This book introduces researchers entering the field, and researchers currently analyzing the data, to the field of gravitational-wave data analysis. An ideal starting point for studying the issues related to current gravitational-wave research, the book contains detailed derivations of the basic formulae related to the detectors' responses and maximum-likelihood detection. These derivations are much more complete and more pedagogical than those found in current research papers, and will enable readers to apply general statistical concepts to the analysis of gravitational-wave signals. It also discusses new ideas on devising the efficient algorithms needed to perform data analysis.

1. Overview of the theory of gravitational radiation
2. Astrophysical sources of gravitational waves
3. Statistical theory of signal detection
Time series analysis
5. Responses of detectors to gravitational waves
6. Maximum likelihood detection in Gaussian noise
7. Data analysis tools
Appendixes
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Astrophysics [PHVB], Relativity physics [PHR], Cosmology & the universe [PGK], Probability & statistics [PBT]