The transient gravitational-wave sky
Abstract
Interferometric detectors will very soon give us an unprecedented view of the gravitational-wave sky, and in particular of the explosive and transient Universe. Now is the time to challenge our theoretical understanding of short-duration gravitational-wave signatures from cataclysmic events, their connection to more traditional electromagnetic and particle astrophysics, and the data analysis techniques that will make the observations a reality. This paper summarizes the state of the art, future science opportunities, and current challenges in understanding gravitational-wave transients.
- Publication:
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Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Pub Date:
- October 2013
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0264-9381/30/19/193002
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1305.0816
- Bibcode:
- 2013CQGra..30s3002A
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology;
- Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
- E-Print:
- 33 pages, 2 figures