"I have taught from and enjoyed the first edition of the book. The
selection of topics is the best I've seen. Maurizio Spurio gives very
clear presentations using a generous amount of observational data. "
James Matthews (Louisiana State University)
This is the second edition of an introduction to "multi-messenger"
astrophysics. It covers the many different aspects connecting particle
physics with astrophysics and cosmology and introduces high-energy
astrophysics using different probes: the electromagnetic radiation, with
techniques developed by traditional astronomy; charged cosmic rays,
gamma-rays and neutrinos, with methods developed in high-energy
laboratories; and gravitational waves, recently observed using laser
interferometers.
The book offers a comprehensive and systematic approach to the
theoretical background and the experimental aspects of the study of the
high-energy universe. The breakthrough discovery of gravitational waves
motivated this new edition of the book, to offer a more global and
multimessenger vision of high-energy astrophysics. This second edition
is updated and enriched with substantial new materials also deriving
from the results obtained at the LIGO/Virgo observatories. For the first
time it is now possible to draw the connection between gravitational
waves, traditional astronomical observations and other probes (in
particular, gamma-rays and neutrinos).
The book draws on the extensive courses of Professor Maurizio Spurio at
the University of Bologna and it is aimed at graduate students and
post-graduate researchers with a basic understanding of particle and
nuclear physics. It will also be of interest to particle physicists
working in accelerator/collider physics who are keen to understand the
mechanisms of the largest accelerators in the Universe.
