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Q:
AS NOTHING IS INSTANTENEOUS, THERE MUST BE SOME TIME INTERVAL IN THE FORMATION OF TWO GRAVITATIONAL WAVES. SO, WHAT'S THE INTERVAL?
- SUSHRUT THORAT (age 15)
KARAD, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
A:
Gravitational; waves travel at the same speed as light, c = 3x10
8 m / s.
To get a time, you need to also know the travel distance.
See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_gravity for a fuller exposition.
LeeH
(published on 12/28/2009)
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