Astrophysics & Aerospace Technology

Department of Astrophysics, University of New York, New York, USA

Publications

• Mini Review   
  Black Hole Mergers Observations from LIGO and Virgo Collaborations
  Author(s): Bamberg Carmen*
  
  Black hole mergers have become a cornerstone of modern astrophysics, revealing profound insights into the nature of gravity, spacetime, and the fundamental processes governing the universe. Observations from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory and the Virgo collaboration have revolutionized our understanding of these cosmic events, providing direct evidence of gravitational waves and opening a new window into the cosmos. The groundbreaking detection of gravitational waves in by LIGO marked a pivotal moment in science. For the first time, ripples in spacetime caused by the collision of two massive black holes were observed, confirming a key prediction of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity. This event, designated GW150914, occurred approximately 1.3 billion light-years away and involved the merger of two black holes with mass.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2329-6542.2024.12.292

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