1.1 Einstein's Gravity

1.1 Einstein’s Gravity

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On September 14, 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory detected a gravitational wave for the first time. Just a few months before this groundbreaking discovery, physicist and former LIGO Scientific Collaboration spokesperson Gabriela González describes how the search for gravitational waves has been conducted and what mysteries scientists hope to solve about our universe. This lecture was recorded on May 31, 2015 at the World Science Festival in New York City.

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Mudasir Ali samejo

What is the difference between gravity and gravitational waves as these both are called distortion in spacetime?

Mudasir Ali samejo

What is the difference between gravity and gravitational waves as these both are called distortion in spacetime?

Luke Gurbin

Einstein predicted a loss of energy causing two stars to get closer. But he didn't like black holes. So at times, he didn't agree with his own brainchild, even denying gravity waves. It is difficult to move beyond cultural biases.

John Lee Farnsworth Sr

gravity is steady if the mass remains steady, gravity waves undulate unsteadily through spacetime hence the wave portion. I think....

Marcelo Matos Machado

Einstein's theory of gravity was published in 1915 and completely revolutionized science's understanding of the universe. It was only confirmed for the first time in 1919, with an experiment done during a total eclipse of the Sun in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil, and on the Island of Príncipe, in the archipelago of São Tomé and Príncipe1.

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