Students will acquire a basic familiarity with the field of gravitational-wave astrophysics. Topics to be covered include the method of operation of gravitational-wave detectors, astrophysical sources of gravitational waves, and the techniques used to identify and study the signals.
Classroom lectures with assignments. Some assignments will require access to a computer.
成績評価方法
Assignments, final exam.
教科書
Creighton, J. D. E., and Anderson, W., "Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy: An Introduction to Theory, Experiment and Data Analysis", Wiley, 2011.