To catch a gravitational wave.
This article discusses an attempt by scientists to detect gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time. In June, 2006 scientists met to discuss plans for a more sensitive detector, a device called an interferometer, that could be built in space. Gravitational waves were predicted by Eins...
| Publicado en: | Economist Vol. 379; no. 8483; pp. 93 - 95 |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
6/24/2006
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| Sumario: | This article discusses an attempt by scientists to detect gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space-time. In June, 2006 scientists met to discuss plans for a more sensitive detector, a device called an interferometer, that could be built in space. Gravitational waves were predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. This theory views gravity not as a force but as a consequence of the curved geometry of space and time. |
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