Ten Years of Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: From the First Detection of GW150914
A special issue of Universe (ISSN 2218-1997). This special issue belongs to the section "Gravitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027 | Viewed by 56
Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ten years after the first direct detection of gravitational waves, gravitational-wave astronomy has become one of the most exciting frontiers in modern physics and astronomy. What began as a milestone in the experimental test of general relativity has rapidly developed into a powerful probe of black holes, neutron stars, strong-field gravity, cosmology, and the early universe.
With upgraded detectors, improved waveform modeling, and advanced data-analysis methods, the field has entered an era of precision science, opening new possibilities for discovery while raising important questions about source populations, astrophysical environments, cosmological inference, and fundamental physics. This makes the present moment especially timely for a focused collection that reflects on the achievements of the past decade and explores future directions.
This Special Issue aims to present and disseminate the most recent advances related to gravitational-wave astronomy since GW150914. We welcome contributions addressing theoretical, observational, computational, and instrumental aspects of the field, as well as interdisciplinary connections to astrophysics, cosmology, and fundamental physics.
Topics of interest for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Detector technology and future observatories;
- Multimessenger astronomy;
- Gravitational-wave source modeling;
- Gravitational-wave data analysis;
- Black hole and neutron star astrophysics;
- Tests of general relativity and alternative theories of gravity;
- Gravitational-wave cosmology;
- Early-universe and particle-physics implications.
Dr. Jun Zhang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gravitational-wave astronomy
- black holes
- neutron stars
- dark matter
- gravitational-wave cosmology
- tests of gravity theories
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