Rjukan @rjukan@octodon.social
Physics student. Yes, really.
(Don't ask me how it's going.)
ehhgg, die german post (DHL) now demands a 6€ fee for handling parcels that have been taxed by customs
after exam-time is over I always feel somewhat empty, because suddenly there's so much free time and your main purpose of the last days just vanishes
if you're trying to build a transmitter for gravitational waves, say a spinning metal rod, remember: emitted power scales only with the square of the mass but sixth power of frequency
#science #physics #GravitationalWaves
the line is NOT a fit but the prediction of general relativity.
Looks pretty good if you ask me. https://octodon.social/media/dsNOth1zhSsjpIyaULc
ok, so apparently LIGOs observations are only the first time we were able to DIRECTLY detect gravitational waves.
Hulse&Taylor already uncovered indirect evidence in 1974+
