Gravitational Wave Detections by LIGO and Virgo: The Birth of a Revolution in Astronomy

Document #:

LIGO-G1702466-v1

Document type:

G - Presentations (eg Graphics)

Abstract:

Over the past two years, LIGO and Virgo have opened a new window into the cosmos through the direct detections of gravitational waves from binary black hole and binary neutron star mergers. In this presentation, I will highlight the recent LIGO-Virgo discoveries, discuss what they reveal about the high energy universe, and give a preview of what may come in the future for this new and exciting field.

Files in Document:

• ICTS talk.pptx (118.5 MB)

Topics:

• Public Talk / Colloquium

Authors:

• David Reitze