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LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves
LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves
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Last Homework Problem for Section 5
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Abbott,B., &et al. 2009, Rep. Prog. Phys., 72, 25
Abbott et al. 2016b. PhysRevL, 116, 061102
Abbott et al 2016a
Einstein, A. 1916, Sitzungsber. Preuss. Akad. Wiss., 1, 688
Einstein,A. 1918, Sitzungsber. Preuss Akad,Wiss., 154
Collaboration 2015, Classical and Quantum Gravity, 32, 704001
Taylor, J.H., & Weisberg, J. M. 1982, ApJ, 253, 908
LSCollaboration 2016
Geometry and Gravity of Weak Fields
Mathematical Supplement for Weak Fields
Astrophysical Sources of Gravitational Waves
Gravitational Waves Explained in a Minute
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Other Resources, Explanations, Figures, and Math for Gravitational Waves
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LIGO: DGW
General
1) Introduction and Background
2) Direct Observations
3) LIGO: The Basic Idea
4) Sources of Noise
5) Signal Extraction
6) Final Reflection
7) Conclusion
8) References
9) Materials from 2015 LIGO Course
10) Other Fun Resources
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