Numerical simulation of gravitational waves within matter in a spin-nematic state (VIDEO)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

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Numerical simulation of gravitational waves within matter in a spin-nematic state. As these vortices spiral together and merge, they create waves that are mathematically identical to gravitational waves, which are ripples in spacetime predicted by Einstein.

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Chojnacki et al.

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