Ricci, Fulvio; Bassan, Massimo

Experimental gravitation: lecture notes in physics - Switzerland Springer 2022 - xxii, 430 pp.

Classical gravity;
The Torsion pendulum;
The Equivalence principle;
Principles of metric theories;
Tests of gravity at first post newtonian order;
Gravity at second post newtonian order;
Gravitational waves;
The Resonant detector;
Interferometric detectors of gravitational waves;
Data analysis;
Space detectors of gravitational waves;
Pulsar as gravitational laboratory;
The Sagnac effect;
GPS and relativity

This book features a comprehensive review of experimental gravitation. While the background physics is summarized for less experienced readers, the emphasis is certainly on experimental verifications: the strategy, the apparatuses, the data analysis and the results of many cornerstone experiments are analyzed and discussed in depth.

9783030955953


Physics: Gravitation

QC178