What are gravitational waves? - Amber L. Stuver

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
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    In September 2015, scientists witnessed something never seen before: two black holes colliding. Both about 30 times as big as our Sun, they had been orbiting each other for millions of years. A fraction of a second before the crash, they sent a vibration across the universe at the speed of light that was picked up by the LIGO detector. So what are these ripples in space? Amber L. Stuver explains.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 727

  • @icazevedo
    @icazevedo 7 років тому +798

    That animation is the greatest on TED-Ed's history. It made me feel the waves and gravity, so sweet.

    • @jessicaruby1753
      @jessicaruby1753 7 років тому +1

      +

    • @Radtastical
      @Radtastical 4 роки тому +3

      Isn't it beautiful?

    • @SHPark-gf5sw
      @SHPark-gf5sw 4 роки тому

      It's really neat and helps to easily understand

    • @ParniaSh
      @ParniaSh Рік тому +1

      +1 also the sound design is amazing

    • @kulled
      @kulled Рік тому

      very kurzgesagt-esque

  • @Francis-kn7eq
    @Francis-kn7eq 7 років тому +1391

    The bigger the mass the bigger the depression. I'm living proof of this.

    • @vijeykrishnaa2230
      @vijeykrishnaa2230 6 років тому +18

      Lemon 😂

    • @jamesthomas7454
      @jamesthomas7454 5 років тому +8

      ;(

    • @BumanHeing
      @BumanHeing 5 років тому +20

      But mass and weight are not the same....say you weigh 100Kg(to be precise 100 Newton) your mass is aproximately 10 kg.... ; )

    • @esbastow
      @esbastow 5 років тому +19

      @@BumanHeing I thought this was a joke about depression.

    • @BumanHeing
      @BumanHeing 5 років тому +5

      @@esbastow yeah whooosh for me...

  • @lohithreddy6629
    @lohithreddy6629 7 років тому +278

    The background sounds and animations are simplistic and awesome

  • @黑K猫
    @黑K猫 2 роки тому +97

    It's insane that Albert Einstein predicted these waves in 1916. Such a genius

    • @naeemtull2026
      @naeemtull2026 Рік тому +2

      He just followed the math and observation

    • @besto5486
      @besto5486 Рік тому +14

      @@naeemtull2026 what have YOU done with your life? It's honestly pathetic trying to undermine the achievements of someone like Einstein

    • @flamegamer3293
      @flamegamer3293 Рік тому +7

      ​@@besto5486who are you to undermine his life? This just seems like a psychological phenomenon of you projecting your uselessness on him. Learn to be respectful to others. Replying to fire with oil is not a good idea.

    • @besto5486
      @besto5486 Рік тому +3

      @@flamegamer3293 no. I am respectful of others but i don't give everyone the same level of respect. The guy above is an example. I undermine whomever i want as long as they did something worth me doing that.

    • @Tomonaroll
      @Tomonaroll Рік тому +1

      And these ones we first detected were around 100 light years away from the earth at the moment he came up with the theory! 😄

  • @vijaykumarreddyalavala3713
    @vijaykumarreddyalavala3713 7 років тому +98

    Watch with headphones. What an experience........wow just wow

  • @aboodyboi
    @aboodyboi 7 років тому +16

    the sound design in this video gave me eargasms, I recommend wearing a good headset while watching this, such asmr

  • @hermaeusmora1827
    @hermaeusmora1827 5 років тому +161

    Q. What are gravitational waves?
    A. "Fluctuations in the gravity coming from the universe are called gravitational waves." (1:33)

    • @thecreator4541
      @thecreator4541 4 роки тому +1

      Full marks to you

    • @josephlau13d77
      @josephlau13d77 4 роки тому +1

      Disturbances in the curvature of spacetime generated by accelerating masses, such as from pulsars. Even quantum fluctuations can affect the interferometer's detection of these gravitational waves. First discovered in Einstein's general relativity paper. Gravitational waves can be described as manifestly observable Riemann curvature tensors.

    • @hermaeusmora1827
      @hermaeusmora1827 4 роки тому +3

      @@josephlau13d77 Damn, now I need to get a physics degree and come back to read your comment xD

    • @rickring1396
      @rickring1396 4 роки тому +2

      Same: 2:10 - 2:19
      “When the mass making the depression moves, this sends out ripples in space-time. These are gravitational waves”.

    • @ff_r.t_gaming4822
      @ff_r.t_gaming4822 3 роки тому

      Mass

  • @opinionofmine3238
    @opinionofmine3238 7 років тому +23

    I gotta say, props to the scientists that came up with the gravitational wave detection method. It's not scientifically speaking foul-proof, as a number of less extraordinaire factors could still be a cause of it, but the method for measuring these waves did surprise me given it's precision compared to some other grandiose experiments conducted in the field of physics nowadays. Great job to the ted-ed animators and script-writers too, as this was a brilliantly informative video.

  • @rebelbeammasterx8472
    @rebelbeammasterx8472 7 років тому +122

    You mean I can send my mixtape out to the whole universe through gravitional waves?

    • @sendoben8517
      @sendoben8517 5 років тому +4

      Nope, this is not just like a radio waves, its just a ripple of space-time because something massive is causing this

    • @MrElpajita
      @MrElpajita 5 років тому +13

      sendo ben
      his Mixtape is massive 💥💥💥

    • @rajeshchandrasekharan3436
      @rajeshchandrasekharan3436 4 роки тому +1

      @@sendoben8517 till now l could not understand or imagine the space-time in three dimensions.Can anybody explain?

    • @FootLettuce
      @FootLettuce 4 роки тому +6

      @@rajeshchandrasekharan3436 there's no way humans can imagine the true 4d spacetime though. Scientists can only make projection of it onto our world.

    • @agoogleuser3853
      @agoogleuser3853 3 роки тому

      1 It'll be confused with noise coming from other objects
      2 it gets exponentially smaller the farther it gets
      Although, technically, its always there, so, yes

  • @daiduongdaviddinh140
    @daiduongdaviddinh140 4 роки тому +50

    When tree falls in a forest and nobody there to hear it, does it make a sound?
    LIGO: Yes

    • @tuckertechnolord6126
      @tuckertechnolord6126 4 роки тому +2

      That riddle is very outdated with our current understanding of sounds. Of course it produces sound waves.

    • @prwtarxikos
      @prwtarxikos 3 роки тому +1

      The question is whether it exists where there is nobody to observe it.

    • @delanmorstik7619
      @delanmorstik7619 3 роки тому

      @@tuckertechnolord6126 In fact it has never been more up to date.. something that both hanned and did not, rings any bells?

  • @vemugantitharani6323
    @vemugantitharani6323 7 років тому +29

    Thanks for making the complex concepts very simple to understand . Simply phenomenal ted.

  • @shubhankardasgupta4777
    @shubhankardasgupta4777 5 років тому +151

    I'm fascinated...
    - Albert Einstein 2019

  • @digitronicle4477
    @digitronicle4477 7 років тому +8

    this video is both visually and audio balanced perfectly to explain the topic. It delivers knowledge with impact.

  • @modolief
    @modolief 7 років тому +12

    Extremely clear and concise explanation, thank you.

  • @tronknows4182
    @tronknows4182 7 років тому +6

    One of the best gravitational wave explanation videos. Thank you.

  • @ClemensJason
    @ClemensJason 7 років тому +30

    The visuals are really pleasing the eye!

  • @taramas5582
    @taramas5582 7 років тому +39

    This animation was.... Just....Amazing!

  • @dsxd
    @dsxd 7 років тому +31

    A great video on such a tricky topic. Easy and understandable.❤👌

    • @josephlau13d77
      @josephlau13d77 4 роки тому +1

      Gravitational waves in linearized gravity can be described as manifestly observable Riemann curvature tensors from Einstein's field equations. The Ricci tensor will vanish while the Riemann tensor can be nonzero as well.

  • @HealthChronicle
    @HealthChronicle 7 років тому +282

    This is a Great Video. I love how all ted ed animations are so nicely done - they make sure the message goes across to whoever is watching, no matter the topic. Getting Inspired by Ted ed over the years we also make ANIMATED HEALTH VIDEOS on our channel. Do check it out if you get the time.

    • @scholarships9353
      @scholarships9353 7 років тому +4

      I love animated videos. Your channel is also decent. though not as cool as Ted ed. Try making the animations more colorful.

    • @dudegols289
      @dudegols289 7 років тому +9

      Cool Videos . i subscribed. this animation or that. i dont care as long as i get to learn. :D

    • @spreadlove8624
      @spreadlove8624 7 років тому +3

      Health Chronicle We really should become a Patreon when we are able to 😊😊🌌🌌💖💖

    • @HealthChronicle
      @HealthChronicle 7 років тому +1

      Thanks for the support. We will get this process started :D

    • @pineapplesoda
      @pineapplesoda 7 років тому

      The animation on this one is exceptional, even for Ted-Ed!

  • @hymnsoncheung1681
    @hymnsoncheung1681 7 років тому +14

    the animation are simple, but also marvellous

    • @MegaMGstudios
      @MegaMGstudios 6 років тому +1

      You could say they're....
      Simply marvelous

  • @NotValidSky
    @NotValidSky 7 років тому +1

    The sound effect is so
    PERFECT

  • @mosemusica
    @mosemusica 4 роки тому

    this animation is incredible

  • @brendanforde2631
    @brendanforde2631 7 років тому +2

    to ce completely honest. this is literally one of the best channels on youtube. vox, physics girl, and veritasium being next

  • @buzztobeeb
    @buzztobeeb 7 років тому

    Tbh ted-ed is the only reason why im passing science.

  • @allanerissat2296
    @allanerissat2296 6 років тому +1

    You people are simply the best in helping humanity understand such.

  • @bunbott
    @bunbott 7 років тому

    the sound design in the video is astonishing, props to those who did it

  • @ajayanth9220
    @ajayanth9220 6 років тому +2

    Loved the question at 1:47 "but what are they ripples on?.."

  • @spreadlove8624
    @spreadlove8624 7 років тому +64

    The animation is so perfect it explained gravitational wave very clearly. And cleared a few things up on what I was unsure about. Thank you 😊😊🌌🌌💖💖

  • @deisisase
    @deisisase 7 років тому +1

    Thanks for explaining what Gravitational waves would feel/look like if we could feel/see them. You all were the only people that could explain that to me.

    • @josephlau13d77
      @josephlau13d77 4 роки тому

      Gravitational waves in linearized gravity can be described as manifestly observable Riemann curvature tensors from Einstein's field equations. The Ricci tensor will vanish while the Riemann tensor can be nonzero as well. The components of the affine connection (Christoffel coefficients) can be given by partial differentiation where τ is a proper time as measured by an observer travelling along the geodesic.

  • @0xVikas
    @0xVikas 7 років тому

    I am a simple guy. I see a Ted-Ed video, I like it.

  • @ravenn2631
    @ravenn2631 5 років тому

    Stuff like this is why visual thinking in learning science is important though. Those who practice more visual activities, such as drawing or animating, and even just using a lot of visual words in their everyday language, often end up understanding these ideas more.

  • @rubypareek1019
    @rubypareek1019 7 років тому +9

    This video is very informative.Thanks for uploading it.☺☺☺☺

  • @goodkavin
    @goodkavin 7 років тому

    Best illustration yet.

  • @mudassirraza3625
    @mudassirraza3625 7 років тому +14

    this video is amazing and really hoping from you to make more videos

  • @minimalisticadvise6732
    @minimalisticadvise6732 7 років тому +10

    amazing design

  • @jacoblane4664
    @jacoblane4664 7 років тому +3

    Congratulations to these physicists on winning the Nobel Prize in physics

  • @Bula-Boy
    @Bula-Boy 7 років тому +1

    Thanks ted for one of the simple yet best video out there of gravitational waves.

  • @williamfrost6933
    @williamfrost6933 7 років тому

    Those sound effects were so effective, they even gave me chills

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 7 років тому

    I started to get a basic understanding of G-waves. Thanks to Ted-Ed

  • @George-py7dh
    @George-py7dh 7 років тому +1

    Wow, incredible quality. Sound & animation are fantastic!

  • @ozymandias3329
    @ozymandias3329 4 роки тому +1

    you people inspire me, TED-ED you're awesome

  • @kasimirb5155
    @kasimirb5155 5 років тому +1

    If gravitational waves are produced by the movement of planets and stars, then there must be a constant noise in space. How could you discern the specific sources?

    • @TheAstrospace2
      @TheAstrospace2 5 років тому +2

      Gravitational waves are super super weak. The movement of the sun or the moon does cause ripples but too low for our detection. Veritasium has a video explaining any speculation you have of LIGO and how it detects gravitational waves

    • @rsa4510
      @rsa4510 5 років тому

      Your question has already been answered, but I just wanted to say that it was a very good question; just the type of question that you should be asking :)

  • @parulaggarwal9405
    @parulaggarwal9405 6 років тому

    The way she narrated made the topic interesting

  • @shauryaaher1579
    @shauryaaher1579 3 роки тому +1

    You guys are just amazing.

  • @bartekbambrowicz111
    @bartekbambrowicz111 7 років тому

    Ive never heard better sounds effects, this is immersive

  • @blobbergag5221
    @blobbergag5221 5 років тому

    The animation is so...... GREAT

  • @banban8481
    @banban8481 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks Kip Thorne for his contribution in creating LIGO.

  • @spreadlove8624
    @spreadlove8624 7 років тому +97

    LIGO actually just rumoured to have detected a collision of neutron stars! It's so exciting and brings tears to my eyes... Space and technologies really fascinate me 😊😊😍😍🌌🌌💖💖

    • @themightychondria
      @themightychondria 7 років тому +3

      they discussed it on pbs spacetime in the latest video

    • @josephlau13d77
      @josephlau13d77 4 роки тому

      Gravitational waves in linearized gravity can be described as manifestly observable Riemann curvature tensors from Einstein's field equations. The Ricci tensor will vanish while the Riemann tensor can be nonzero as well. The components of the affine connection (Christoffel coefficients) can be given by partial differentiation.

  • @AshwaniYadavIIT
    @AshwaniYadavIIT Рік тому

    That animation is super awesome

  • @BambinaSaldana
    @BambinaSaldana 3 роки тому +4

    Q: Why was the fabric of space-time sad?
    A: Because it had a gravitational *depression* !

  • @georgechivu4226
    @georgechivu4226 7 років тому +9

    Nice graphics. Minimal but elegant.

  • @gravitytown
    @gravitytown 5 років тому +1

    Iam in awe with this beautiful description if G-waves. Oh my.. I really love it. 😍😍

  • @vedantrathod2373
    @vedantrathod2373 6 років тому +1

    The animation is really satisfying .

  • @vaskardhakal9932
    @vaskardhakal9932 4 роки тому

    Video started with a very DEEP quote. Damn!

  • @bijibijmak
    @bijibijmak 7 років тому

    The narrator has a really nice and soothing voice.

  • @aahantulshan3571
    @aahantulshan3571 7 років тому +1

    Amazing animation. Really brought out the principles.

  • @Urehs
    @Urehs 7 років тому +1

    The one channel on youtube that has a purpose

  • @NUII_NAYEON
    @NUII_NAYEON 7 років тому

    Keep Learning and you will never fall down.

  • @oswaldcobblebot
    @oswaldcobblebot 3 роки тому

    By simple logic - if these waves distort "spacetime", it should not be possible to detect them with a detector that itself is in the said spacetime. As the detector would be distorted along with it. Tell me if I'm wrong and why. Also, I've always been bugged by how they depict gravity wells with a 2D mesh plane with 3D celestial bodies on it. Shouldn't the spacetime be, like, in 3D? Also, shouldn't there be a medium for the wave to propagate through? So what is that, that waves?

  • @StellariumSound
    @StellariumSound 7 років тому

    Very nice animation this time around.

  • @nirmalalazar997
    @nirmalalazar997 7 років тому

    It' s easy to understand with animations and it was worth watching

  • @strange_and_magnificent
    @strange_and_magnificent 4 роки тому +1

    I love ❤️ these animations that TED Ed makes, they’re so good and educational. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @antoniofigueroa887
    @antoniofigueroa887 Рік тому +2

    LASER = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
    LIGO = LASER Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory
    So LIGO = Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory?

  • @smitaota8407
    @smitaota8407 4 роки тому +1

    Excellent video

  • @iicecone
    @iicecone 7 років тому

    I learn more from 10 minutes of ted ed then 6 hpurs of school, and ted ed is more fun.. :/

  • @sunilchandralanke6973
    @sunilchandralanke6973 5 років тому

    Nice information with great animation

  • @spongebobsquarepants5795
    @spongebobsquarepants5795 6 років тому +5

    1:07 when people see you with an iPhone X

  • @sanjaylife
    @sanjaylife 7 років тому +1

    "What a minimalistic animation. I loved it"

  • @nosaucepotatochips1612
    @nosaucepotatochips1612 3 роки тому +1

    3:55 I just decided to put that as my notification sound

  • @YuvanSeth27
    @YuvanSeth27 7 років тому

    The chirp may e the most awe-inspiring I've known

  • @bunnywashere1977
    @bunnywashere1977 7 років тому

    I love the animation so much

  • @lfern
    @lfern 7 років тому

    Beautiful animation!

  • @999titu
    @999titu 2 роки тому +1

    But 1 if spacetime fabric is frictionless why would gravitational wave eventually collapse..?
    2 what this waves are made up of.
    3 are they electromagnetic if not how come they travel at the speed of light?

  • @VK-pk8uz
    @VK-pk8uz 2 роки тому +1

    Great vid, great animation, but the framerate of it really snapped me out of it several times. Very shaky.

  • @varunshenai3811
    @varunshenai3811 4 роки тому +1

    1:36 Double Triple Tap

  • @vybhaveswaraiah7114
    @vybhaveswaraiah7114 4 роки тому +1

    Brilliant video about gravitational waves and beautifully explained

  • @ArunSharma-tc4fb
    @ArunSharma-tc4fb 6 років тому

    Please make a video on electromagnetic waves.

  • @SS-qf3pq
    @SS-qf3pq 7 років тому

    Brilliant animation!!!

  • @farenew5326
    @farenew5326 7 років тому +2

    animation's great! love the style!

  • @Martin-dg7it
    @Martin-dg7it 7 років тому +1

    Great video! I really recommend that book you mentioned at the end. It's a really great book.

  • @TheyCallMeNewb
    @TheyCallMeNewb 7 років тому

    What a delightful lesson; and non-profit.

  • @giancarlostaala5704
    @giancarlostaala5704 5 років тому

    I'm 16 years old, I'm just an average student. But I am so fascinated 'bout this lesson and everything that Einstein did discover though sometimes there are things that It is hard for me to comprehend

  • @jasonpark1556
    @jasonpark1556 7 років тому

    No way,I have Astrophysics for people in a hurry and was about to read it when you recommended it

  • @Bagustyo103
    @Bagustyo103 7 років тому

    crazy flat simple story and animation!! Very enjoy and love it!!

  • @krrishts6999
    @krrishts6999 7 років тому

    I wish TED-Ed does a video on Michelson Morley experiment . I had the book but I lost it so i wish ted ed does the video as it's easier to learn when ted ed does .

  • @trisharoy5756
    @trisharoy5756 7 років тому

    This is a really new concept for me

  • @mooli9948
    @mooli9948 3 роки тому

    the animations were so good! hats off

  • @potawatomi100
    @potawatomi100 5 років тому +1

    Excellent video. Very well narrated and educational.

  • @victorclf
    @victorclf 7 років тому +8

    cool graphics

  • @danielleanderson6371
    @danielleanderson6371 7 років тому

    Animation was dope.

  • @engineerSammy_
    @engineerSammy_ 7 років тому

    geez that animation was pretty awesome, keep up the good work!!

  • @thatsthebisque8621
    @thatsthebisque8621 6 років тому

    Is it weird that I learn more from these videos than my actual school?

  • @BlueyMcPhluey
    @BlueyMcPhluey 7 років тому

    outstanding animation and sounds effects

  • @Ronenlahat
    @Ronenlahat 7 років тому

    Amazing, I used to play with Ligo when I was a kid.

  • @sandeepbalaji5601
    @sandeepbalaji5601 7 років тому +42

    So if Einstein is right about space time dimensions, every single one of us in the earth has traveled back and forth in time in one fifth of a second on that particular moment !
    AMAZING !!

    • @sebastianelytron8450
      @sebastianelytron8450 7 років тому +6

      Not really so amazing if you think of time as what it is (according to Einstein) - just another dimension. So it's like you jumped or leaned forward for 1/5 of a second.

    • @thedeemon
      @thedeemon 7 років тому +8

      Not back and forth, just forward at a slightly different rate.

    • @sandeepbalaji5601
      @sandeepbalaji5601 7 років тому

      thedeemon it's a wave... meaning it has crust and trough ! There is a possibility where it went below its initial time dimension.... i.e., past ! (I believe) !!!

    • @thedeemon
      @thedeemon 7 років тому +7

      Sandeep, it's a wave relative to usual metric value, not relative to zero. So the total value changes just a little bit around 1, never going to negative values.

    • @rollingstonesv2889
      @rollingstonesv2889 7 років тому

      Sandeep Balaji cite your sources. I'm curious.

  • @DaveEntity
    @DaveEntity 3 роки тому

    exceptional tool

  • @jenl732
    @jenl732 7 років тому

    Eoin Duffy! You're back!!
    (Thanks for the educational video too!)

  • @shrutimehendinailart8045
    @shrutimehendinailart8045 4 роки тому

    Nice info. Thanks.

  • @michaelccopelandsr7120
    @michaelccopelandsr7120 Рік тому

    Are these connected somehow?
    Time is fascinating. I worked the subway stations for nearly 10 years. From one end of the city to the other. Every so often I would notice the city would be saying that, "Today just flew by" or "The day was just dragging along." How can an entire city, with no interaction with each other until they used the subway, complain about the same time paradox unless it was effected by it? Maybe a time distorted bubble the earth passes through in its revolution around the sun. Maybe random waves of time distortion hitting the earth? Maybe they're given off by the sun. Maybe they're from outside our Terran system and reach us in intervals. ???? Ti-i-i-ime, is on my side. Yes, it is!

  • @yash1152
    @yash1152 7 років тому

    Am I right? I read (actually watched in video) that a LIGO detector had 4 legs (like a 'plus') (one - light source, the light wave diverged/divided (!dont know if I am correct) into 2 and go to the other 2 arms, are reflected, return back and then collectively pass through 3rd arm and are detected by interfrometer).