Jillian's Guide to Gravitational Waves

Jillian's details about gravitational waves. I introduce the five topics in order, but feel free to browse the links as you please. Follow the order of presentation to get the full Five-Paragraph-Essay-Format impact. I freely admit that there are far too few pictures in this section for my liking.

 

	Spacetime Ripples Introduction to the concept of spacetime, slices of spacetime, and of gravitational waves as waves in spacetime.
	Mechanics of the Wave The physical effects of a wave, how fast it travels, and what distorts it.
	Parallels to Light Waves The similarities and differences between electromagnetic waves and gravitational waves, broken down into a comparison of fields, waves, and particles.
	Sources of the Waves Waves created by inspiralling binaries, deviations from spherical shape during supernova, and possibly the big bang.
	Signals in the Waves Different signal types, the problem of signal strength, and wave detectors.
	Human Applications The importance of gravitational waves and the attempt to detect them.
	References for Gravitational Waves Web links, works cited, and bibliography.

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