Re:New class of galaxy has been discovered, made almost enti...
by klodolph on Friday August 26, 2016 @05:02PM
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Gravity waves are caused by moving objects, and the waves themselves move. So if you did see constructive interference between gravity waves, it would be temporary. Gravity waves also tend to be extremely small, small enough that it was only this year (2016) that we were finally able to detect them (at LIGO).
Here's a video of what standing waves look like in water: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpEevfOU4Z8
Re:New class of galaxy has been discovered, made almost enti...
by sloppycee on Friday August 26, 2016 @06:47PM
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Ah, so 'Gravitational waves' are ripples in spacetime.
But, if gravity itself propagated as a wave (graviton + duality?) could interference explain dark matter/energy?
Re:New class of galaxy has been discovered, made almost enti...
by powertower on Friday August 26, 2016 @09:22PM
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Gravity, in its normal sense (of matter's gravitational attraction), has no frequency or wavelength. Its only property is that of acceleration.
Would the constructive interference between gravity waves be significant enough to account for 'dark matter'? And what would destructive interference look like (dark energy?)