TL;DR
This paper discusses the emerging field of gravitational wave astronomy, highlighting how upcoming detector sensitivities could enable direct detection of gravitational waves, revealing insights into black hole and neutron star formation.
Contribution
It provides an overview of the potential scientific breakthroughs enabled by gravitational wave detection and the importance of upcoming interferometer observations.
Findings
Detection of gravitational waves could revolutionize astrophysics.
Upcoming interferometers may soon observe black hole and neutron star mergers.
Gravitational wave observations will improve understanding of cosmic violent processes.
Abstract
As several large scale interferometers are beginning to take data at sensitivities where astrophysical sources are predicted, the direct detection of gravitational waves may well be imminent. This would open the gravitational-wave window to our Universe, and should lead to a much improved understanding of the most violent processes imaginable; the formation of black holes and neutron stars following core collapse supernovae and the merger of compact objects at the end of binary inspiral.
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