Catching a Wave.
The article explores the detection of gravitational waves on Earth for the first time on September 14, 2015. Physicist Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity in 1915 is discussed which determined that massive objects can cause a distortion in space-time that is felt as gravity. Also tackled...
| Publicado en: | Smithsonian Vol. 46; no. 11; pp. 25 - 29 |
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Smithsonian Magazine
Apr2016
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| Sumario: | The article explores the detection of gravitational waves on Earth for the first time on September 14, 2015. Physicist Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity in 1915 is discussed which determined that massive objects can cause a distortion in space-time that is felt as gravity. Also tackled are Einstein's misgivings about his predication of gravitational waves, the attempts of several scientists to detect gravitational waves, and the cause of gravitational waves. |
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