Gravitational waves#

Einstein’s quadrupole waves, binary black hole and binary neutron star inspiral chirps and ringdown, and the merger remnant numerical relativity computed.

GW150914: the first direct detection of gravitational waves

GW150914: the first direct detection of gravitational waves

Einstein predicts gravitational waves: polarizations and the quadrupole formula

Einstein predicts gravitational waves: polarizations and the quadrupole formula

GW170817: the first binary neutron star merger

GW170817: the first binary neutron star merger

The Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar: the first (indirect) evidence for gravitational waves

The Hulse-Taylor binary pulsar: the first (indirect) evidence for gravitational waves

Numerical relativity solves the binary black hole merger

Numerical relativity solves the binary black hole merger