Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s

Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy in the 2020s and 2030s

The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity saw significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential astrophysical sources of sufficiently strong gravitational waves, and development of key technologies for gravitationa...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Nature reviews physics 2021-04, Vol.3 (5), p.344-366
Hauptverfasser: Bailes, M, Berger, B K, Brady, P R, Branchesi, M, Danzmann, K, Evans, M, Holley-Bockelmann, K, Iyer, B R, Kajitani, T, Katsanevas, S, Kramer, M, Lazzarini, A, Lehner, L, Losurdo, G, Lück, H, McClelland, D E, McLaughlin, M A, Punturo, M, Ransom, S, Raychaudhury, S, Reitze, D H, Ricci, F, Rowan, S, Saito, Y, Sanders, G H, Sathyaprakash, B S, Schutz, B F, Sesana, A, Shinkai, H, Siemens, X, Shoemaker, D H, Thorpe, J, Brand, J F J van den, Vitale, S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
639/33/34/4118
639/33/34/4127
639/33/34/864
639/766/34/4123
Astrophysics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Roadmap
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:The 100 years since the publication of Albert Einstein’s theory of General Relativity saw significant development of the understanding of the theory, the identification of potential astrophysical sources of sufficiently strong gravitational waves, and development of key technologies for gravitational-wave detectors. In 2015, the first gravitational wave signals were detected by the two US Advanced LIGO instruments. In 2017, Advanced LIGO and the European Advanced Virgo detectors pinpointed a binary neutron star coalescence that was also seen across the electromagnetic spectrum. The field of gravitational wave astronomy is just starting, and this Roadmap of future developments surveys the potential for growth in bandwidth and sensitivity of future gravitational-wave detectors and discusses the science results anticipated to come from upcoming instruments.
ISSN:2522-5820
2522-5820
DOI:10.1038/s42254-021-00303-8