Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-03-16 v3 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
Popular Physics
Abstract
Gravitational waves emitted by the merger of two black holes have been detected, setting the course for a new era of observational astrophysics.
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@article{arxiv.1602.04476,
title = {Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes},
author = {Emanuele Berti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1602.04476},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
APS Physics Viewpoint article on the LIGO gravitational wave detection paper. I would like to dedicate this Viewpoint to the memory of Steve Detweiler. I wish he could celebrate with us. v2: Correction of a statement on tests of general relativity. v3: Minor rephrasing of a sentence. Animations and a better looking pdf file are available at http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17