LIGO and the detection of gravitational waves

被引:279
作者
Barish, BC [1 ]
Weiss, R
机构
[1] CALTECH, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA
[2] MIT, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
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D O I
10.1063/1.882861
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Large detectors on opposite sides of the country are about to start monitoring the cosmos for the gravitational waves that general relativity tells us should be emanating from catastrophic astrophysical events.
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