8C20.55 - Gravitational Waves - Spiraling Black Holes

Code Number:
8C20.55
Demo Title:
Gravitational Waves - Spiraling Black Holes
Procedure:

Video Credit: Daniel Reinart.

References:
  • James Overduin, Jonathan Perry, Rachael Huxford, and Jim Selway, "Classroom Simulation of Gravitational Waves from Orbiting Binaries", TPT, Vol. 56, #9, Dec. 2018, p. 586.
  • Alexsandro Jesus Ferreira de Oliveira, Eduardo de Campos Valadares, "Planet and Galaxies on Soap Film", TPT, Vol. 44, #6, Sept. 2006, p. 392.
  • Peter H. Ceperley, "Rotating Waves", AJP, Vol. 60, #10, Oct. 1992, p. 938.
  • Robert Ehrlich, "8.6 - Rotating Waves", Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down, p. 127.
  • Robert Ehrlich, "Notes - Chapter 8", Why Toast Lands Jelly-Side Down, p. 145.
  • Hui Li, "Hidden Engines of the Cosmos", 1663 - Los Alamos Science and Technology Magazine, August 2021, p. 4.
  • Caroline Delbert, "What Happens When Two Black Holes Collide?", Popular Mechanics, November / December 2021, p. 36.

 







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