Gravitational waves are perturbations of space-time curvature propagating at the speed of light. The waves are generated when something that involves a rapid change of compact mass-energy distributions happens in the Universe. Then, the waves travel through the Universe and they arrive on Earth, often after a travel of hundreds of millions of years. Gravitational Waves offer us a new observational window to the Universe, helping us understand cataclysmic cosmic phenomena such as Binary Black Hole or Neutron Star Mergers, as well as test fundamental Physics such as the General Theory of Relativity in strong Gravity environments. Developed in the framework of the EU FRONTIERS project.
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