https://briankoberlein.com/2016/03/23/computer-models-helped-discover-gravitational-waves/ Brian Koberlein Tue, 19 Feb 2019 13:26:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 https://briankoberlein.com/2016/03/23/computer-models-helped-discover-gravitational-waves/#comment-3786 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 23:36:56 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5833#comment-3786 The idea that nothing can escape a black hole is a bit simplistic, and really only applies to simple, static black holes. As soon as you have two black holes colliding things become complex and energy can escape a black hole, particularly through gravitational waves.

]]> https://briankoberlein.com/2016/03/23/computer-models-helped-discover-gravitational-waves/#comment-3785 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 22:33:37 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5833#comment-3785 As I understand it, and I’m not a professional astrophysicist, the three solar masses were converted into the energy of the gravitational waves. Sixty five solar masses before the collision and sixty two solar masses afterwards liberates three solar masses worth of energy which then rippled out across the Universe.

]]> https://briankoberlein.com/2016/03/23/computer-models-helped-discover-gravitational-waves/#comment-3784 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 22:01:57 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5833#comment-3784 Dr. Koberlein, I’m still confused of where ~3 solar masses of GW energy came from. It seems the energy can me from the black holes masses (36 + 29 > 62). How could that be, black holes “losing” mass other than via Hawkins Radiation?

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