Gravitational waves are predicted by Einstein’s general relativity. They are time dependent solutions of the Einstein field equations which radiate or transport energy. Although they have not been detected yet, the existence of gravitational waves has been proved indirectly from observations of the pulsar PSR 1913+16. This rapidly rotating binary system should emit gravitational radiation, henc...

We calculate how accurately parameters of the short-period binaries (10 Hz . f . 10 Hz) will be determined from the gravitational waves by LISA. In our analysis the chirp signal ḟ is newly included as a fitting parameters and dependence on observational period or wave frequency is studied in detail. Implications for gravitational wave astronomy are also discussed quantitatively. Subject heading...

Aims. The detection and measurement of gravitational-waves from coalescing neutron-star binary systems is an important science goal for ground-based gravitational-wave detectors. In addition to emitting gravitational-waves at frequencies that span the most sensitive bands of the LIGO and Virgo detectors, these sources are also amongst the most likely to produce an electromagnetic counterpart to...

The study involved in the attempt to detect gravitational waves represents one of the most exciting field in modern physics. The detection will provide a decisive test of general relativity and open a new window for astrophysical observation. Unfortunately, in spite a great deal of effort, no one has yet succeeded in the detection of the gravitational waves. However ground-based laser interfero...

The paper gives an introduction to the gravitational radiation theory of isolated sources and to the propagation properties of light rays in radiative gravitational fields. It presents a theoretical study of the generation, propagation, back–reaction, and detection of gravitational waves from astrophysical sources. After reviewing the various quadrupole–moment laws for gravitational radiation i...