The science of riding gravity waves
09-11-2005, 16:58
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The science of riding gravity waves
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09-11-2005, 17:09
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
It's given me a headache
Can anyone explain all that in english please?
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09-11-2005, 17:30
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
Well maybe there will be someone along soon who could explain it to us.
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09-11-2005, 17:33
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
i'll try...:
movement of all matter distorts space-time. when something moves it creates gravitational ripples, that squish everthing in their path along one axis (and strech about the mutually orthogonal axis)
unless you're looking at an incredibly large mass (i.e. a black hole), these distortions are unbeleivably small, and so rather difficult to spot.
i think the idea is we'll get to learn more about massive objects, if these waves can be 'seen'.
(feel free to correct this, anyone!)
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09-11-2005, 17:51
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
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Originally Posted by bmxbandit
i'll try...:
movement of all matter distorts space-time. when something moves it creates gravitational ripples, that squish everthing in their path along one axis (and strech about the mutually orthogonal axis)
unless you're looking at an incredibly large mass (i.e. a black hole), these distortions are unbeleivably small, and so rather difficult to spot.
i think the idea is we'll get to learn more about massive objects, if these waves can be 'seen'.
(feel free to correct this, anyone!)
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Will it help with the car starting on cold mornings ?
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09-11-2005, 17:55
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
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Will it help with the car starting on cold mornings ?
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The car is already moving, it's just your perception that says it's still.
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09-11-2005, 17:56
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
...and this will end world poverty how?
Astounds me that they have time to do this sort of stuff. Let's face it, our movements in space time, the ripples of black holes etc doesn't really make much difference.
They need to watch a bit less Star Trek and get a life.
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09-11-2005, 18:02
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
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...and this will end world poverty how?
Astounds me that they have time to do this sort of stuff. Let's face it, our movements in space time, the ripples of black holes etc doesn't really make much difference.
They need to watch a bit less Star Trek and get a life.
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09-11-2005, 18:28
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
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...and this will end world poverty how?
Astounds me that they have time to do this sort of stuff. Let's face it, our movements in space time, the ripples of black holes etc doesn't really make much difference.
They need to watch a bit less Star Trek and get a life.
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I'd like to withdraw this post because I just found the following:
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A pursuit spacecraft from the planet Tatooine is attempting to catch up with a Trade Federation cruiser. As measured by an observer on Tatooine, the cruiser is traveling away from the planet with a speed of 0.6c. The pursuit ship is traveling at a speed 0.8c relative to Tatooine, in the same direction as the criser. What is the speed of the cruiser relative to the pursuit ship?
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09-11-2005, 18:55
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
0.089c?
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09-11-2005, 19:01
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
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0.089c?
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No sorry
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09-11-2005, 19:08
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
-0.2c?
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09-11-2005, 19:08
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
meh
if at first you don't succeed, give up and go eat donuts
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09-11-2005, 19:09
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
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-0.2c?
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You need to account for time dilation.
No I did not make that up.
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09-11-2005, 19:12
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Re: The science of riding gravity waves
heh, i accounted for time dilation! -0.16c then? (if coming towards it is -ve)
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