Detecting Gravitational waves

[job1207]

<p>http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080409-tw-ligo-advanced.html</p><p>OK, this is a good article. Gravity is due to warping of space time, and so, that specific effect will be measured at some point. I post because I wonder what they will do after they detect a gravitational wave. Given that it is a mass effect on the space time continuum, what could come afterwards, if anything?</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080409-tw-ligo-advanced.htmlOK, this is a good article. Gravity is due to warping of space time, and so, that specific effect will be measured at some point. I post because I wonder what they will do after they detect a gravitational wave. Given that it is a mass effect on the space time continuum, what could come afterwards, if anything?&nbsp; <br />Posted by job1207</DIV></p><p>I look forward to that day. The sensitivity of the current experiments is on the border of what should be detectable.</p><p>It's one reason I run Einstein@home on my computer.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[DrRocket]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/080409-tw-ligo-advanced.htmlOK, this is a good article. Gravity is due to warping of space time, and so, that specific effect will be measured at some point. I post because I wonder what they will do after they detect a gravitational wave. Given that it is a mass effect on the space time continuum, what could come afterwards, if anything?&nbsp; <br />Posted by job1207</DIV></p><p>Direct detection of gravity waves has been an experimental goal since the 1960's, when Weber at the U of Maryland thought that he had done it.&nbsp; Assuming that we get a good detector, and given that we are dreaming and speculating wildly, how about an imaging system based on gravity waves ?&nbsp; </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Direct detection of gravity waves has been an experimental goal since the 1960's, when Weber at the U of Maryland thought that he had done it.&nbsp; Assuming that we get a good detector, and given that we are dreaming and speculating wildly, how about an imaging system based on gravity waves ?&nbsp; <br />Posted by DrRocket</DIV><br /><br />Lets get some detected first <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[tanstaafl76]

<p>Hopefully they can find them with LIGO. &nbsp;Otherwise, there is always LISA!</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>