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Title	The dawn of gravitational wave astronomy
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Author(s)	Sperhake, Ulrich (speaker)
Corporate author(s)	CERN. Geneva
Imprint	2016-06-08. - Streaming video.
Series	(TH Theoretical Seminar)
Lecture note	on 2016-06-08T14:00:00
Subject category	TH Theoretical Seminar
Abstract	On Sep 14 2015, gravitational waves were for the first time detected directly. This observation by the LIGO interferometric detectors marks the dawn of a new era in our observational study of the cosmos as a qualitatively new window to its exploration has been opened. This talk reviews some of the fundamental concepts of gravitational waves and the methodology employed for their observation. The first event, dubbed GW150914, and the properties of its source, as inferred from the observation, will be discussed. The talk concludes with a selected set of the most important topics where we expect gravitational-wave observations to deepen and either challenge or confirm our present understanding of the laws and the history of our universe.
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