?I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book. The selection of topics is the best I?ve seen. Maurizio Spurio gives very clear presentations using a generous amount of observational data. ? James Matthews (Louisiana State University) This is the second edition of an introduction to ?multi-messenger? astrophysics. It covers the many different aspects connecting particle physics with astrophysics and cosmology and introduces high-energy astrophysics using different probes: the electromagnetic radiation, with techniques developed by traditional astronomy; charged cosmic rays, gamma-rays and neutrinos, with methods developed in high-energy laboratories; and gravitational waves, recently observed using laser interferometers. The book offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to the theoretical background and the experimental aspects of the study of the high-energy universe. The breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves motivated this new edition of the book, to offer a more global and multimessenger vision of high-energy astrophysics. This second edition is updated and enriched with substantial new materials also deriving from the results obtained at the LIGO/Virgo observatories. For the first time it is now possible to draw the connection between gravitational waves, traditional astronomical observations and other probes (in particular, gamma-rays and neutrinos). The book draws on the extensive courses of Professor Maurizio Spurio at the University of Bologna and it is aimed at graduate students and post-graduate researchers with a basic understanding of particle and nuclear physics. It will also be of interest to particle physicists working in accelerator/collider physics who are keen to understand the mechanisms of the largest accelerators in the Universe.
Probes of Multimessenger Astrophysics Ebook
Charged cosmic rays, neutrinos, ?-rays and gravitational waves
By: Maurizio Spurio
Publisher:
Springer
Print ISBN: 9783319968537, 331996853X
eText ISBN: 9783319968544, 3319968548
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2018
Format: EPUB
Available from $ 99.00 USD
SKU: 9783319968544
