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*Observational* Consequences of Energy Nonconservation in GR
What are the experimental or rather observable consequences of the non-conservation (or conservation) of energy in GR? Imagine our instruments were $10^3$ or even $10^6$ more sensitive, better ...
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Frequency sensitivity of gravitational wave interferometer with its armlength and with mass of the mergers
To the best of my knowledge, LIGO is capable of observing gravitational waves (GW) from stellar mass black hole (BH) mergers but not mergers of supermassive black holes. In order to detect the latter ...
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What difference does the wavelength and/or frequency of a gravitational wave make? On the detector, for instance?
When they talk about the arms of LIGO or Virgo stretching by a thousandth of the width of a proton, they always emphasize that this is the wave's amplitude, not wavelength...
The wavelengths are ...
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Tianqin project vs LISA
How does Tianqin space-based gravitational wave detector compare to LISA? Will it be able to detect gravitational waves from e.g. inflation (considering possible upgrades)?
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What was the major discovery on gravitational waves made March 17th, 2014, in the BICEP2 experiment?
The Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics held a press conference today to announce a major discovery relating to gravitational waves. What was their announcement, and what are the implications?
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