Dear FISers. Yesterday LIGO ( Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) announced, for the first time, the detection of Gravitational Waves predicted by Einstein 100 years ago. Wouldn't be Gravitational Waves a good discussion in FIS? We all know that regular waves can carry information. Can gravitational waves carry information? Which kind? Panelists (I saw some videos) say that "gravitational waves carry information about astronomical phenomena never before observed by human". The question is: is it possible to "modulate" some information in gravitational waves? I found at Scopus 17 articles containing "information" and "gravitational waves" in title, so I think that people are working around this... I think that it is a very important moment in history of science and it is extremely related with 'information'.
Surely we have colleagues (specialists) in FIS that can share interesting thoughts about this theme. I talked with Pedro about, and he agree we may have a discussion about after two that are scheduled. So, this message is not for starting a discussion. It is only to register this fabulous new way that, we have now, to 'listen' the universe. Links: http://www.ligo.org/news/media-advisory.php https://ligo.caltech.edu/ https://www.advancedligo.mit.edu/ http://www.ligo.org/ https://www.ligo.org/partners.php Um abraço! Moisés -- Moisés André Nisenbaum Doutorando IBICT/UFRJ. Professor. Msc. Instituto Federal do Rio de Janeiro - IFRJ Campus Rio de Janeiro moises.nisenb...@ifrj.edu.br
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