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The laser interferometer gravitational wave observatory project LIGO

James A. Blackburn

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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) will search for direct evidence of gravitational waves emitted by astrophysical sources in accord with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. State of the art laser interferometers located i

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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) will search for direct evidence of gravitational waves emitted by astrophysical sources in accord with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. State of the art laser interferometers located i

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The Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) will search for direct evidence of gravitational waves emitted by astrophysical sources in accord with Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. State of the art laser interferometers located i

Key concepts: LIGO, Gravitational wave, Einstein Telescope, Physics, Observatory, Interferometry, Gravitational-wave observatory, Astronomical interferometer

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