The effect of higher order moments in the post-Newtonian gravitational wave expansion on parameter estimation

Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 51). === The purpose of this thesis is to investigate both the qualitative and quantitative effects of including higher order amplitude terms in the post-Newtonian expansion for...

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Main Author: Torres, Terrence J
Other Authors: Scott A. Hughes.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/44824