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This video is about gravitational waves in the weak field limit as discovered by the LIGO collaboration, explained by parallels to electromagnetic radiation, sound waves, water waves, etc. I want to see Cat LIGO ASAP!
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Linearized Einstein Equations:
Gravitational Wave Detection:
LIGO Mirror Test mass suspension/isolation:
Power radiation from Gravitational waves of Earth-Sun system:
Power radiation of electromagnetic waves from accelerating charge (Larmor formula):
Strength & Directionality of Radiation from a binary source (p 12):
Newtonian limit of GR, Metric as gravitational potential:
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