Gravitational Waves is a propagating disturbance in the curvature of spacetime, predicted by Einstein's theory of General Relativity, that travels outward from accelerating masses at the speed of light, carrying energy as gravitational radiation.
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Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2016 · 14.3K citations · Full text
Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +15
GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
B. P. Abbott, R. Abbott, T. D. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2017 · 9.6K citations · Full text
Natural Sciences, Astronomy, Physics +13
<i>The Classical Theory of Fields</i>
L.D. LANDAU, E.M. LIFSHITZ, William Rarita · Physics Today · 1952 · 5.9K citations
Natural Sciences, Physics, Cosmology +16
Advanced Virgo: a second-generation interferometric gravitational wave detector
F. Acernese, M. Agathos, K. Agatsuma et al. · Classical and Quantum Gravity · 2014 · 4.1K citations · Full text
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