MORSHED LAB
CHAPTER:
RIPPLES
ERA:
EINSTEIN 1916
SIGNAL
h ~ 10⁻²¹
STRAIN:
10⁻²¹ × L
RIPPLES IN SPACETIME
Einstein’s equations predict that accelerating mass sends
ripples through spacetime
— gravitational waves traveling at the speed of light.
[ ENTER LIGO — L-SHAPE ]