An Introduction to Gravitational Wave Theory

Simone Speziale, Danièle A. Steer

Published: 2025/8/29

Abstract

Introduction to the theoretical foundations of gravitational waves: from general relativity to detection and binary system waveforms. Lecture notes prepared for the MaNiTou summer school on gravitational waves. Draft chapter for the CNRS contemporary Encyclopaedia Sciences to be published by ISTE.