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Record Nr.

UNINA9910728944603321

Autore

Mohanty Subhendra

Titolo

Gravitational Waves from a Quantum Field Theory Perspective / / by Subhendra Mohanty

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031237706

9783031237690

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 1616-6361 ; ; 1013

Disciplina

539.754

Soggetti

Particles (Nuclear physics)

Quantum field theory

Astrophysics

Mathematical physics

Cosmology

Gravitation

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Prologue: Gravitational Waves in Classical General Relativity -- Field Theory of Linearised Gravity -- Gravitational Wave Radiation from Compact Binaries -- Gravitational Memory and Soft-Graviton Theorem -- Backreaction and Dissipation - the In-In Formalism -- Gravitational Waves from Black-Hole Quasi-Normal Mode Oscillations -- Gravitational Radiation from Spin Dynamics in Binary Orbits -- Refractive Index and Damping of Gravitational Waves in a Medium -- Stochastic Gravitational Waves -- Inflation.

Sommario/riassunto

This book treats the subject of gravitational waves (GWs) production in binary stars or black-holes and in the early universe, using tools of quantum field theory which are familiar to graduate students and researchers in particle physics. A special focus is given to the generation of templates of gravitational wave signals from Feynman



diagram calculations of transition amplitudes, which interests active researchers in GWs. The book presents field theory concepts, like supersymmetry realized in spinning binaries and soft-graviton theorems, that can have practical applications in novel GW signals, like the memory effect. The book also aims at specialists in both GWs and particle physics addressing cosmological models of phase transition and inflation that can be tested in observations at terrestrial and space based interferometers, pulsar timing arrays, and the cosmic microwave anisotropy observations.