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The Gravitational-Wave Revolution

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This introductory presentation explains what gravitational waves are, how Advanced LIGO detects them with precision interferometry, and what observations reveal about astrophysical events. It also surveys major discoveries and future directions in gravitational-wave astrophysics.

Syllabus

Introduction
Gravitational Waves and Precision Interferometry for Gravitational-Wave Detection
The Advanced LIGO Interferometric Detector
Highlights of the Gravitational-Wave Revolution
The Future of Gravitational-Wave Astrophysics
Q&A with Dr. David Reitze

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    Alaa Mohammed Abdulhussein
    Very good inforamtion about gravitational wave revolution and space time configeration in our world. I hope to got movre curse like this.
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