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Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-Thoughts on LIGO

Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-Thoughts on LIGO

Update: 2016-02-14
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Some unscripted thoughts about the detection of gravitational waves by direct observation by LIGO.  We briefly discuss some aspects of Einstein's Theory of Relativity, how interferometers work and what the significance of the detection is.  We also look at how experimental science is done and communicated.

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Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-Thoughts on LIGO

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