# Educational source

**URL:** <https://ask.igwn.org/t/educational-source/1126>\
**Category:** Science Questions\
**Created:** [October 28, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/educational-source/1126 "2024-10-28T21:45:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![salanl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@salanl](https://ask.igwn.org/u/salanl)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/educational-source/1126/1 "2024-10-28T21:45:12Z")

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Hello, I need a well-recommended educational, academic wave for the gravitational waves, (prefer to be recent ). How can I learn more about the intrinsic characteristics of the gravitational waves? There types, classifications ?

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**Author:** ![jonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/ask.igwn.org/jonah/32/10_2.png) [@jonah](https://ask.igwn.org/u/jonah)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/educational-source/1126/2 "2024-10-29T23:02:15Z")

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@salanl Thank you for your question! Are you looking for a book to read? If so, you might like this textbook. Or, if you prefer something free, there is an overview article by Keith Riles on the arXiv that seems like a great place to start.

> **[Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy: An Introduction to Theory, Experiment...](https://www.amazon.com/Gravitational-Wave-Physics-Astronomy-Introduction-Experiment/dp/352740886X)**
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> Buy Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy: An Introduction to Theory, Experiment and Data Analysis on Amazon.com ✓ FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders

> **[Gravitational Waves: Sources, Detectors and Searches](https://arxiv.org/abs/1209.0667)**
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> Gravitational wave science should transform in this decade from a study of what has not been seen to a full-fledged field of astronomy in which detected signals reveal the nature of cataclysmic events and exotic objects. The LIGO Scientific...

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**Author:** ![MariosKal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/ask.igwn.org/marioskal/32/163_2.png) [@MariosKal](https://ask.igwn.org/u/MariosKal)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2024, 5:55am UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/educational-source/1126/3 "2024-10-30T05:55:02Z")

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For more recent textbooks, you should look for Maggiore’s Vol 1 & 2. Also, this [online course](https://astro-gr.org/online-course-gravitational-waves/) is a very good overview, but not recent. (Both of these resources are on the technical side though).

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**Author:** ![wesmail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/67e7ee/32.png) [@wesmail](https://ask.igwn.org/u/wesmail)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 8:24pm UTC](https://ask.igwn.org/t/educational-source/1126/4 "2024-11-01T20:24:08Z")

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More advanced course(s) with recordings [https://imprs-gw-lectures.aei.mpg.de](https://imprs-gw-lectures.aei.mpg.de)