They will announce news about gravitational waves Einstein – lagranepoca

Physicists announced Thursday news about gravitational waves Einstein. (Photo: Steffen Kugler / Getty Images)

Scientists investigating gravitational waves, whose existence Albert Einstein predicted in his theory of general relativity, could announce Thursday in Washington an important finding

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Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), MIT and the LIGO (Laser Interferometer gravitational-wave Observatory) “report on efforts in research to detect gravitational waves by LIGO,” said Monday National Science Foundation (NSF) of the United States said in a statement.

This ad feeds the rumors circulating for several weeks in the scientific community, according to which the equipment detected these waves LIGO .

the gravitational waves would be caused by slight disturbances in space-time due to displacement of a massive object, like a planet.

This theory, proposed by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity, can be compared to the ripples formed in water when a stone is thrown. However, the waves themselves were never seen.

If you could prove its existence, it would be one of the greatest scientific discoveries of our time, because the meeting would fill a major gap in understanding the origin of universe.

according to rumors, recently reported by Sciencemag.org was through the observation of the collision and merger of two black holes that this discovery was made.

Sciencemag cites a tweet in which a group of scientists have been investigating LIGO in describing the discovery.

the announcement will take place on Thursday at 10H30 local time (15H30 GMT) at the National Press Club Washington.