What are Gravitational Waves?

Advanced LIGO is searching for gravitational waves - what will it find, and what will it mean? Caltech LIGO scientists Kip Thorne, Rana Adhikari, and Sarah Gossan explain. Watch Part 1 of Gravitational Waves Q&A: "What will Observation Run 1 reveal, and what will it mean?" in which Caltech Professor of Physics Kip Thorne explains what gravitational waves are.

About the Video
Date
October 1, 2015
ID
what-are-gw-waves
Type
Education
Credit
Produced by Academic Media Technolgies. Editing and animation: Meg Rosenburg. Music: Vinny Valcone