what is gravitational waves
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gravity wave (or gravitational wave) Part of the Computing fundamentals glossary: A gravity wave (or gravitational wave) is a ripple in the curvature of the space-time continuum (the enmeshed combination of our three perceived physical dimensions, plus time) created by the movement of matter.f a gravitational wave were to pass through, the distance between the weights (which is measured by a laser beam moving back and forth between the mirrors and then recombined at a photodetector) would be altered.
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How Fast Do Gravity Waves Travel? The effects of gravity move at the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second). Gravity waves are not true waves but variations in the measured pull of gravity caused by a rapid movement of mass, such as rapidly orbiting large black holes that are relatively far apart. If you had a sensitive gravimeter, it would give a wavelike reading.
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What are Gravitational Waves? What are Gravitational Waves? Gravitational waves are 'ripples' in the fabric of space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe. Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves in 1916 in his general theory of relativity.
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- This is called a signature.. A gravitational wave stretches space in one direction and contracts it in the other direction. [*] The interferometers measure the distance between the mirrors, so LIGO is looking for a periodic expansion and contraction of the two path lengths (hence being affected).
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- Ocean waves are transverse waves that carry huge amounts of energy across the surface of the sea as they move up and down. A wave 3 m (10ft) high carries enough energy to power around 1,000 lightbulbs in every 1 m (3 ft) of its length.
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Earth Science Study Guide Ch. 9-24 The Sun and the Moon gravitational pull on the earth causes high  and low tides which give the ocean waves their energy.   Ocean waves get their energy from wind blowing … across the surface  of the water. When the wind contacts the water, some of its energy  is transferred. 4 people found this useful.
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- The biggest waves in our oceans are the tides. These are caused by the gravitational forces between the earth and the sun and the moon. The moon has the biggest influence because it is close. It essentially pulls up a bulge in the ocean on the side of the earth closest to it.
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Seismic wave Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, large landslides and large man-made explosions that give out low-frequency acoustic energy.
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Physical cosmology Gravitational-wave astronomy is a branch of observational astronomy that uses gravitational waves to collect observational data about sources of detectable gravitational waves such as binary star systems composed of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; and events such as supernovae, and the formation of the early universe shortly after the Big Bang.
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Seismic wave Seismic waves are waves of energy that travel through the Earth's layers, and are a result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, magma movement, large landslides and large man-made explosions that give out low-frequency acoustic energy. Many other natural and anthropogenic sources create low-amplitude waves commonly referred to as ambient vibrations.
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Currents, Waves, and Tides: The Ocean in Motion Tides are actually waves, the biggest waves on the planet, and they cause the sea to rise and fall along the shore around the world. Tides exist thanks to the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun, but vary depending on where the moon and sun are in relation to the ocean as the earth rotates on its axis. The moon and sun’s pull cause two bulges or high tides in the ocean on opposite sides of the earth.
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Dispersion (water waves) Water waves, in this context, are waves propagating on the water surface, and forced by gravity and surface tension. As a result, water with a free surface is generally considered to be a dispersive medium. Surface gravity waves, moving under the forcing by gravity, propagate faster for increasing wavelength.
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Gravitational wave On 11 February 2016, the LIGO collaboration announced the first observation of gravitational waves; because these waves were generated from a black hole merger it was the first ever direct detection of a binary black hole merger.
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- Rainer Weiss, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, both of the California Institute of Technology, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for the discovery of ripples in space-time known as gravitational waves, which were predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago but had never been directly seen.
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- seismic wave. A seismic wave is an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion. Seismic waves may travel either along or near the earth's surface (Rayleigh and Love waves) or through the earth's interior (P and S waves).Share this page: 1  Facebook.2  Twitter. seismic wave is an elastic wave generated by an impulse such as an earthquake or an explosion. Seismic waves may travel either along or near the earth's surface (Rayleigh and Love waves) or through the earth's interior (P and S waves). Share this page: 1  Facebook. 2  Twitter.
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What is a Gravitational Field? Gravity is the force of attraction between all masses. Although gravity is said to be exerted by everything that has a mass, only those objects with very large masses actually affect anything near them. A gravitational field is the area around the body that is exerting the gravitational pull.It can be defined as the gravitational force felt by a unit's mass placed at a point in space. Gravity has three very important effects. First, it makes all things accelerate towards it.ravity is the force of attraction between all masses. Although gravity is said to be exerted by everything that has a mass, only those objects with very large masses actually affect anything near them. A gravitational field is the area around the body that is exerting the gravitational pull.
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Lexic.us Definition of Gravitational force. 1. Noun. (physics) a very long-range, but relatively weak fundamental force of attraction that acts between all particles that have mass; believed to be mediated by gravitons ¹. ¹ Source: wiktionary.com.
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Gravitational wave Inspirals are very important sources of gravitational waves. Any time two compact objects (white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes) are in close orbits, they send out intense gravitational waves. As they spiral closer to each other, these waves become more intense.
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Gravitational acceleration Main article: Classical mechanics. In physics, gravitational acceleration is the acceleration on an object caused by the force of gravitation. Neglecting friction such as air resistance, all small bodies accelerate in a gravitational field at the same rate relative to the center of mass.
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Contents: Tidal Wave vs Tsunami About. Tidal waves are waves created by the gravitational forces of the sun or moon, and cause changes in the level of water bodies. Tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of large bodies of water. They generally have low amplitude but a high (a few hundred km long) wavelength.
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What is a Wave? Waves are said to transport energy. As a disturbance moves through a medium from one particle to its adjacent particle, energy is being transported from one end of the medium to the other. In a slinky wave, a person imparts energy to the first coil by doing work upon it.
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Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein's Prediction LIGO was originally proposed as a means of detecting these gravitational waves in the 1980s by Rainer Weiss, professor of physics, emeritus, from MIT; Kip Thorne, Caltech’s Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, emeritus; and Ronald Drever, professor of physics, emeritus, also from Caltech.
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What is a Mechanical Wave? These 10 facts about space will blow your mind. A mechanical wave is a disturbance that pulsates through some form of medium: a solid, a liquid, or a gas, carrying the original, initiating energy from one place to another. There are three types of mechanical waves: transverse, longitudinal, and boundary.or a transverse waves, the amplitude is the distance that the wave displaces the medium. The number of waves passing through the medium over time is the wave’s frequency. The higher the frequency of a mechanical wave, the greater the energy it transmits.
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- Sadly, there’s no standard for naming these Fn keys and their functions. 1  But, among the many laptops out there, you find Fn key combinations that do the following: 2  Turn the laptop’s internal speaker volume up and down. 3  Mute the laptop’s internal speaker. 4  Increase or decrease the monitor’s brightness or contrast.
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US History - Civil Rights On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups, the event was designed to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face across the country.