Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger (2016)
URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Observation_of_Gravitational_Waves_from_a_Binary_Black_Hole_Merger_(2016)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:academic_journal
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:B._P._Abbott
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| gptkbp:citation |
over 7000
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| gptkbp:collaboratesWith |
gptkb:LIGO_Scientific_Collaboration
gptkb:Virgo_Collaboration |
| gptkbp:describesDiscovery |
first direct detection of gravitational waves
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| gptkbp:doi |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102
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| gptkbp:eventObserved |
gptkb:GW150914
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger (2016)
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| gptkbp:impact |
opened new era of gravitational wave astronomy
confirmed a major prediction of Einstein's general relativity |
| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:publicationDate |
2016-02-11
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Physical_Review_Letters
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| gptkbp:subject |
binary black hole merger
gravitational waves |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:LIGO_project
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6
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