2016
DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.116.061102
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Abstract: On September 14, 2015 at 09:50:45 UTC the two detectors of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory simultaneously observed a transient gravitational-wave signal. The signal sweeps upwards in frequency from 35 to 250 Hz with a peak gravitational-wave strain of 1.0 × 10 −21 . It matches the waveform predicted by general relativity for the inspiral and merger of a pair of black holes and the ringdown of the resulting single black hole. The signal was observed with a matched-filter signal-to-noise … Show more

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“…The basic equations of this method are the following [49,83] k 0 = hf (x, y), where h is the step size, which is kept constant. Note that we are using vector notation (bold letters), thus we can consider a set of n first-order equations 1 . In each step the routine evaluates the derivative four times; one at the starting point, two evaluations at the midpoints x + h/2, and a final one at the ending point.…”
Section: Appendix B Einstein Tensor For Axisymmetric Spacetimesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The basic equations of this method are the following [49,83] k 0 = hf (x, y), where h is the step size, which is kept constant. Note that we are using vector notation (bold letters), thus we can consider a set of n first-order equations 1 . In each step the routine evaluates the derivative four times; one at the starting point, two evaluations at the midpoints x + h/2, and a final one at the ending point.…”
Section: Appendix B Einstein Tensor For Axisymmetric Spacetimesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The gravitational wave (GW) was detected by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) Scientific and Virgo collaborations, which further supports General Relativity (GR) [1][2][3][4][5][6]. It is also a new tool to probe gravitational physics in the high speed, strong field regime.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, the relative proximity between the moon and earth (~357,000 km) 1 , compared to other celestial bodies, makes that any substantial change in the mass of any of them (earth or moon) might have mutual repercussions on both of them, based on reciprocal gravitational interactions. The recent description of gravitational waves and the fact that such waves propagate freely through the earth (Abbott et al, 2016) might confirm mutual gravitational repercussions between planets and celestial bodies in the universe. Mining the moon, however, as a potential approach to maintain mass homeostasis between earth and moon was not, and indeed is not, my suggested approach.…”
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confidence: 94%