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More about gravitational waves, how they are produced and how they will hopefully be detected: a survey of current detectors, how to make gravitational waves audible, the space-borne detector LISA, Einstein@Home This page features an overview of all our "Spotlights on relativity" dealing with gravitational waves. There is a spotlight text explaining the wave's Basic properties, and a text in the category Gravitational wave sources which deals with ways of making gravitational waves audible; the texts under the heading On the road to detection describes the experiments currently under way or under construction to detect gravitational waves directly. Also, there is a text describing one of the Cosmological applications of gravitational waves. Useful background information on gravitational waves can be found in our introduction Elementary Einstein, especially in the chapter Gravitational waves. Basic properties
The wave nature of simple gravitational wavesA closer look at the way that simple gravitational waves propagate through space with time Gravitational wave sources
Chirping neutron starsFor some gravitational wave signals, one can go beyond graphs and animations - they can be made audible White Dwarf binaries as gravitational wave sourcesWhite Dwarf binaries, their properties, and the role they will play for the planned space-borne gravitational wave detector LISA. On the road to detectionMore about gravitational wave detectors on earth and in space Listening posts around the globeOverview of the gravitational wave detectors currently operational, or under construction Einstein@Home - gravitational waves for everybodyInformations about how you personally can help with the search for gravitational wave - by donating processing time on your private computer Catching the wave with lightSome information on how interferometric detectors such as LIGO or GEO600 work Small vibrationsSome information on how the vintage models among gravitational wave detectors work - resonant detectors eLISA - Hunting waves in spaceInformation about the latest version of the most ambitious gravitational wave project - a detector in space Cosmological applications
Of gravitational waves and spherical chickensInformation about a class of simple model universes, each an expanding cosmos filled with gravitational waves Document Actions |
