Gravitational Waves

Kogukond 1 member

Gravitational Waves are the second fundamental wave ever discovered, following electromagnetic waves. They are emitted by all accelerating masses, but it is only when the objects are very massive and moving very quickly that we have a chance to detect them. Examples of such extreme objects are binary black holes.

On 14th September 2015, the twin Advanced LIGO detectors made the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves, with the announcement being made on 11th February 2016.

Being waves, the properties of gravitational waves can be used as a context for understanding waves in general - frequency, wavelength etc.

The localisation of the sources can also be performed using simple trigonometry.