Data analysis of continuous gravitational waves [Elektronische Ressource] / von Iraj Gholami Ghadikolaei

Max-Planck-Institut fu¨r Gravitationsphysik, (Albert-Einstein-Institut)Astrophycial RelativityDATA ANALYSIS OFCONTINUOUS GRAVITATIONAL WAVESDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades”doctor rerum naturalium”(Dr. rer. nat.)in der Wissenschaftsdisziplin ”Physik”eingereicht an derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult¨atder Universit¨at PotsdamvonIraj Gholami GhadikolaeiPotsdam, den 02.11.2007 Online published at the Institutional Repository of the Potsdam University: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/1880/ urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-18800 [http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-18800] ..To the memory of: my father&To: my mother, my wifeandmy daughter; Hasti.AcknowledgmentFirst of all I thank my family who supported and encouraged me to continue my study in this level,especially my mother who put all of her efforts to help and give me enough energy to always stand andfollowtheprogressinmylife. Iwouldalsothankmywife, Azam, whoIconsiderherasa genius physicist.Even though my field of study was far far from what she did, but she could easily understand the topicsand in many times helped me to understand the mathematics behind of part of my works. She has alsoprovided a warm atmosphere in the family and always encouraged me not to give up, especially duringlast yearwhen I was a bit tiredin my research.