• sarahcanary@lemmy.one
    4·
    1 year ago

    This article says these particular gravitational waves have a frequency of perhaps a decade? Am I reading this right?

      • AlchemicalAgent
        2·
        1 year ago

        It really is amazing what you can do with statistics and a large enough data set. I can’t wait for what this brings the community in a few years!

      • sarahcanary@lemmy.one
        2·
        1 year ago

        Right, so… Do gravitational waves theoretically travel at the speed of light? I studied physics way back in the 90s, I recall the universal gravitational constant, I don’t think gravity waves were a thing yet. I’m just trying to get an idea of the wavelength.

        Edit: Yes, they are theorized to be light speed waves with a potential wavelength spanning the entire universe.

        Shit like this makes me regret changing majors. I miss thinking about the fundamental nature of reality in mathematical terms.

          • sarahcanary@lemmy.one
            2·
            1 year ago

            Yeah I had to look it up and now recall learning about the theory! Funny what a brain forgets. My brain at least.