From e78a97098ab378fe9492b3158c1ec4494ae91695 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: raj “…a fun analogy in trying to get some idea of what we’re doing in tryi
- The obsevations by Galileo throught his telescopes opened new horizons in our understanding of the cosmos. It allowed us to see celestial objects in ways previously unimaginable, revealing moons around Jupiter, the phases of Venus and much more. Similarly, the first detection of gravitational waves in 2015 has started new era of astronomical exploration. It allows us to observe cosmic phenomena, such as black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, that were once beyond our reach, fundamentally altering our understanding of the universe. + The observations by Galileo through his telescopes opened new horizons in our understanding of the cosmos. It allowed us to see celestial objects in ways previously unimaginable, revealing moons around Jupiter, the phases of Venus, and much more. Similarly, the first detection of gravitational waves in 2015 has started a new era of astronomical exploration. It allows us to observe cosmic phenomena, such as black hole mergers and neutron star collisions, that were once beyond our reach, fundamentally altering our understanding of the universe.
- The question I aim to address is the following: When two objects such as black holes and/or neutron stars, undergo a binary coalescence, they emitting gravitational waves. We detect these waves using our amazing detectors. What information can we obtain about the properties of the two colliding objects by analyzing the detected gravitational waves? Specifically, what insights can we gain about their mass, spin, equation of state, their surroundings, and so on? + The question I aim to address is the following: When two objects such as black holes and/or neutron stars, undergo a binary coalescence, they emit gravitational waves. We detect these waves using our amazing detectors. What information can we obtain about the properties of the two colliding objects by analyzing the detected gravitational waves? Specifically, what insights can we gain about their mass, spin, equation of state, their surroundings, and so on?