Gravitational Waves
About Course
A course on Gravitational Waves, the ripples in spacetime predicted by Einstein. Learn how they are detected by observatories like LIGO and what they reveal about the most violent events in the cosmos, such as black hole and neutron star mergers.
Course Content
Gravitational Waves
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What are gravitational waves?
02:31 -
The Sound of a Black Hole Collision
09:32 -
Gravitational Waves: A New Era of Astronomy
15:30 -
How We Detected Gravitational Waves
09:23 -
Gravitational Waves Explained Simply
07:05 -
The Biggest Ideas in the Universe | 9. Waves, Fields, and Quanta
01:35:50 -
What Happens When Two Black Holes Collide?
17:50 -
The Discovery of Gravitational Waves: A Historic Moment
08:40 -
Neutron Star Merger Gravitational Waves and Gold
14:45 -
How a Laser Interferometer Works
05:10 -
The Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
01:25:00 -
What is the Gravitational Wave Background?
16:00 -
Einstein’s Final Triumph: The Detection of Gravitational Waves
07:30 -
Gravitational Waves: A New Window on the Universe
58:20 -
How do we know gravitational waves are real?
11:40
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