LIGO gravitational wave detection
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
scientific research
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| gptkbp:announced |
2016-02-11
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| gptkbp:awardYear |
gptkb:2017_Nobel_Prize_in_Physics
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| gptkbp:collaboratesWith |
gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration |
| gptkbp:confirmedPredictionOf |
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkb:general_relativity |
| gptkbp:date |
2015-09-14
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| gptkbp:detectedSource |
merging black holes
|
| gptkbp:detects |
gptkb:GW150914
gptkb:LIGO |
| gptkbp:distanceToSource |
1.3 billion light-years
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| gptkbp:frequency |
35-250 Hz
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
LIGO gravitational wave detection
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| gptkbp:involvedScientists |
gptkb:Barry_Barish
gptkb:Kip_Thorne gptkb:Rainer_Weiss |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Hanford,_Washington
gptkb:Livingston,_Louisiana |
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
global
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| gptkbp:significance |
first direct detection of gravitational waves
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:General_Relativity
gptkb:Michelson_interferometer |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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