Wednesday, April 19, 2006

E I N S T E I N

New model simulates Einstein's vision of black hole mergers
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2006-04-18-einstein-black-holes_x.htm?POE=TECISVA
The types of black hole mergers predicted by Einstein's general relativity have been accurately simulated in a computer model for the first time......
Black holes are regions of space where matter is packed so tightly that the resulting gravity ensnares matter and even light.
Einstein's general relativity predicts that when black holes merge, they will emit gravitational waves that distort the fabric of space-time like ripples spreading across a pond......


http://msnbc.msn.com/id/12372352/
http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2006/418/2

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