Direct Detection of Gravitational Waves: What Will It Mean?

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 3 of Gravitational Waves Q&A: "What will Observation Run 1 reveal, and what will it mean?" in which the panelists explain what the direct detection of gravitational waves will mean to modern science.

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