Right, so... Do gravitational waves theoretically travel at the speed of light? I studied physics way back in the 90s, I recall the universal gravitational constant, I don't think gravity waves were a thing yet. I'm just trying to get an idea of the wavelength.
Edit: Yes, they are theorized to be light speed waves with a potential wavelength spanning the entire universe.
Shit like this makes me regret changing majors. I miss thinking about the fundamental nature of reality in mathematical terms.
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sarahcanary@lemmy.one · 4 pts · 3y
This article says these particular gravitational waves have a frequency of perhaps a decade? Am I reading this right?
emuspawn@fernchat.esotericmonkey.com · 3 pts · 3y
Talk about a massive wave. You got it, a wave period of decades. Space is big, mind-bogglingly big....
sarahcanary@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
Right, so... Do gravitational waves theoretically travel at the speed of light? I studied physics way back in the 90s, I recall the universal gravitational constant, I don't think gravity waves were a thing yet. I'm just trying to get an idea of the wavelength.
Edit: Yes, they are theorized to be light speed waves with a potential wavelength spanning the entire universe.
Shit like this makes me regret changing majors. I miss thinking about the fundamental nature of reality in mathematical terms.
cuantar@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 3y
Yes, that's correct: Gravitational waves travel at the speed of light.
sarahcanary@lemmy.one · 2 pts · 3y
Yeah I had to look it up and now recall learning about the theory! Funny what a brain forgets. My brain at least.
AlchemicalAgent@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 3y
It really is amazing what you can do with statistics and a large enough data set. I can't wait for what this brings the community in a few years!
fossilesque@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 3y