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Gravitational Waves and How They Distort Space
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| 02/08/2016
| Markus Pössel
Posted on 02/08/2016 7:24:43 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
So gravitational waves behave in a Glandular-like way?” It looks like peristalsis. Is there a Cat or a Not-Cat somewhere in there to help make it all clearer?
To: BenLurkin
If our hypothetical circle of particles were as large as the Earth's orbit around the Sun, a realistic gravitational wave would distort it by less than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. The detector must be a booger to calibrate!
To: BenLurkin
"It's important to keep in mind that this animation, and the ones that will follow, exaggerate the gravitational waveâs effect quite considerably. The gravitational waves detectors such as as LIGO hope to measure are much, much weaker.
If our hypothetical circle of particles were as large as the Earth's orbit around the Sun, a realistic gravitational wave would distort it by less than the diameter of a hydrogen atom."
In laymen's terms, that would be like sitting atop My. Everest, and being able to hear the fluttering of a butterfly's wing in Tokyo.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:03:45 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: dontreadthis
this post is just wrong, and it’s trying to trigger my vertigo! STOP IT!!! LOL
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:04:41 PM PST
by
txnativegop
(Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
To: dontreadthis
What’s at the end of the tunnel ?
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:04:45 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
Is this taken into consideration when we launch vehicles into space, i.e. vehicles are effected not by where the sun and planets are now, but where they were when the effects of the gravitational field finally reach the vehicle? That's why we have 'course corrections'.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:07:00 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: left that other site
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:09:21 PM PST
by
huldah1776
( Vote Pro-life! Allow God to bless America before He avenges the death of the innocent.)
To: who_would_fardels_bear
Is there a reason gravitational waves can only travel at the speed of light?I questioned that in a physics class, asking how long it would take for the change in gravitational force from a star to be felt at a distance as the star lost mass.
I was told, in no uncertain terms, that If I ever brought that question up in class or mentioned gravity as a propagated energy form again I would be summarily flunked.
That was an eye opener for me.
I wonder if similar attitudes over "climate change" have cut down on the number of STEM students.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:09:22 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: dontreadthis
To: BenLurkin
Question for anyone with a clue while hoping that we have some real Physics Wiz Kids in the audience.
We all know that gravity waves are hard to detect. That's pretty clear. My question relates to our current knowledge of the magnitude of gravity waves. My concern is that we may be off in our estimate of the level of these waves by a few orders of magnitude. I'm hoping not.
QUESTION: Relative to the magnitude of the disturbances of space caused by the most extreme astronomical events, do we really know what we are looking for in real quantitative terms?
To: dontreadthis
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:12:09 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: dontreadthis
Your eyelids are getting heavy. You are getting very sleepy. You will send your credit card number to JimRob.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:13:40 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(An orange jumpsuit is the new black pantsuit.)
To: BenLurkin
That reminds me: I’m due for a colonoscopy.
Hate the laxitive, like the milk of amnesia.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:13:42 PM PST
by
JJ_Folderol
(Just my opinion and only worth what you paid for it.)
To: UCANSEE2
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:14:05 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: txnativegop
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:27:39 PM PST
by
fivecatsandadog
( "Radical" Muslims will kill you. "Moderates" will thank allah for the radicals who kill you.)
To: fivecatsandadog
my can be triggered simply by moving my head to fast in any direction. there are eye-movement exercises that help, but things like that spinning spiral post are terrible to behold for me.
My wife loves to rock my grandson in the rocking chair, I can not watch her do so, because my vertigo will be triggered.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:32:48 PM PST
by
txnativegop
(Tired of liberals, even a few in my own family.)
To: InterceptPoint
do we really know what we are looking for in real quantitative terms? Been too many decades since I was only able to comprehend basic electromagnetic theory (vector calculus was not a strong subject) enough to pass. Was surprised as how much weaker the magnetic field was vs. the electric.
Suspect similar with gravitational waves. So weak as to be almost impossible to detect.
To: MUDDOG
And you can fly
High as a kite if you want to
Faster than light if you want to
Speeding through the universe
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:50:27 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
To: BenLurkin
Whatta bout taxation waves distorting the economy.
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posted on
02/08/2016 8:56:16 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(w)
To: BenLurkin
Keep your eye on a single point of this one without going crosseyed.
Sitting, right now, 7 miles from Hanford LIGO but with no inside info.
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posted on
02/08/2016 9:05:31 PM PST
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OMorgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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