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Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes

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  Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 09:57 -0600
    Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 10:02 -0600
      Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-11 18:59 +0000
        Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 08:24 -0600
          Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-12 17:31 +0000
            Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 20:22 -0600
              Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-13 03:33 +0000
                Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 08:29 -0600
                  Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 13:13 -0600
                    Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 14:23 -0600
                      Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 15:17 -0600
    Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 10:16 -0600
      Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 10:18 -0800
        Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 12:24 -0600
          Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes "reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 12:20 -0800
            Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-11 15:19 -0600
      Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-11 19:00 +0000
    Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-11 18:57 +0000
      Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 08:26 -0600
        Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-02-12 17:35 +0000
    Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes Sergio <imvalid@invalid.com> - 2016-02-11 14:54 -0600
    Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 07:26 -0800
      Re: Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 12:39 -0500

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#552238 — Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 09:57 -0600
SubjectViewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
Message-ID<042dnU1Pd6nlMiHLnZ2dnUU7-NmdnZ2d@giganews.com>
Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
> http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
> http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png



> Gravitational waves emitted by the merger of two black holes have been detected, setting the course for a new era of observational astrophysics.

> Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
> magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
> their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
> methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
> photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
> of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
> signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
> “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
> greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
> instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
> from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
> relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
> researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
> greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
>
> The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
> signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
> which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
> the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
> black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
> the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
> they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
> kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
> black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
> observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
> stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
> approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
> a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
> The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
> radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
> remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
> of 0.67.
>


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#552239

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 10:02 -0600
Message-ID<042dnUxPd6kxLSHLnZ2dnUU7-NkAAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#552238
On 2/11/16 9:57 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
>> http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
>> http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png
>>
>
>
>
>> Gravitational waves emitted by the merger of two black holes have been
>> detected, setting the course for a new era of observational astrophysics.
>
>> Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
>> magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
>> their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
>> methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
>> photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
>> of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
>> signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
>> “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
>> greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
>> instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
>> from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
>> relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
>> researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
>> greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
>>
>> The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
>> signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
>> which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
>> the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
>> black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
>> the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
>> they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
>> kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
>> black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
>> observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
>> stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
>> approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
>> a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
>> The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
>> radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
>> remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
>> of 0.67.
>>
>
>


    Out blanking standing!



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#552302

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-02-11 18:59 +0000
Message-ID<g92voc-ckg.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#552239
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/11/16 9:57 AM, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes

>    Out blanking standing!
 
Repetitive. 

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#552507

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-12 08:24 -0600
Message-ID<KcydnVFUoN2adiDLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552302
On 2/11/16 12:59 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>
> Repetitive.
>


   Hey jimp, this is a Historical paper. Read it with enthusiasm.
   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102



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#552550

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-02-12 17:31 +0000
Message-ID<egh1pc-2so.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#552507
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/11/16 12:59 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>>
>> Repetitive.
>>
> 
> 
>   Hey jimp, this is a Historical paper. Read it with enthusiasm.

Hey, spammer, shove your repetitive cut and pastes where the Sun doesn't
shine.


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#552691

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-12 20:22 -0600
Message-ID<KcydnXtUoN3mDiPLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552550
On 2/12/16 11:31 AM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Hey, spammer, shove your repetitive cut and pastes where the Sun doesn't
> shine.




   Now, now, jimp, your *obsessive-compulsive* behavior is outta control,
   your *language inappropriate* and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes


   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
 > http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png

 > Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
 > magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
 > their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
 > methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
 > photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
 > of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
 > signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
 > “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
 > greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
 > instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
 > from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
 > relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
 > researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
 > greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
 >
 > The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
 > signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
 > which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
 > the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
 > black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
 > the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
 > they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
 > kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
 > black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
 > observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
 > stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
 > approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
 > a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
 > The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
 > radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
 > remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
 > of 0.67.
 >

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#552728

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-02-13 03:33 +0000
Message-ID<cpk2pc-phs.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#552691
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/12/16 11:31 AM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> Hey, spammer, shove your repetitive cut and pastes where the Sun doesn't
>> shine.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Now, now, jimp, your *obsessive-compulsive* behavior is outta control,

Hey, spammer, shove your repetitive cut and pastes where the Sun doesn't
shine.


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#552787

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-13 08:29 -0600
Message-ID<E6ednRMeU6NPoCLLnZ2dnUU7-Y3OydjZ@giganews.com>
In reply to#552728
On 2/12/16 9:33 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Hey, spammer, shove your repetitive cut and pastes where the Sun doesn't
> shine.



   Now, now, jimp, your *obsessive-compulsive* behavior is outta control,
   your *language inappropriate* and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes


   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
 > http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png

 > Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
 > magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
 > their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
 > methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
 > photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
 > of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
 > signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
 > “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
 > greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
 > instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
 > from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
 > relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
 > researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
 > greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
 >
 > The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
 > signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
 > which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
 > the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
 > black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
 > the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
 > they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
 > kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
 > black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
 > observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
 > stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
 > approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
 > a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
 > The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
 > radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
 > remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
 > of 0.67.
 >


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#552865

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-13 13:13 -0600
Message-ID<OaKdnfUlR_T8HSLLnZ2dnUU7-e-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552787
On 2/13/16 12:53 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, shit head



   Now, now, jimp, your *obsessive-compulsive* behavior is outta control,
   your *language inappropriate* and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes


   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
 > http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png

 > Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
 > magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
 > their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
 > methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
 > photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
 > of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
 > signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
 > “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
 > greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
 > instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
 > from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
 > relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
 > researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
 > greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
 >
 > The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
 > signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
 > which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
 > the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
 > black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
 > the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
 > they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
 > kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
 > black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
 > observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
 > stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
 > approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
 > a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
 > The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
 > radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
 > remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
 > of 0.67.
 >

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#552906

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-13 14:23 -0600
Message-ID<OaKdnRklR_QpDSLLnZ2dnUU7-e8AAAAA@giganews.com>
In reply to#552865
On 2/13/16 1:44 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Fuck off and die, cut and paste shit head



   Now, now, jimp, your *obsessive-compulsive* behavior is outta control,
   your *language inappropriate* and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes


   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
 > http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png

 > Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
 > magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
 > their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
 > methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
 > photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
 > of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
 > signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
 > “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
 > greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
 > instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
 > from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
 > relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
 > researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
 > greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
 >
 > The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
 > signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
 > which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
 > the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
 > black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
 > the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
 > they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
 > kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
 > black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
 > observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
 > stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
 > approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
 > a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
 > The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
 > radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
 > remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
 > of 0.67.
 >
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#552959

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-13 15:17 -0600
Message-ID<OaKdnQAlR_TOACLLnZ2dnUU7-e-dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552906
On 2/13/16 2:37 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> Shove your obsessive-compulsive, cut and paste, copyright violating spam
> up your ass.



   Now, now, jimp, your *obsessive-compulsive behavior* is outta control,
   your *language inappropriate* and your absolute contempt and total
   disgust are addressed in these Anger Management classes. You, jimp,
   need these services:
 > http://yellowpages.com/rancho-cucamonga-ca/anger-management-classes


   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes
 > http://physics.aps.org/articles/v9/17
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/assets/4d48e22f-65d6-43ea-89a1-e7ec55939895/e17_4_medium.png

 > Now, what was once considered “impossible by several orders of
 > magnitude” is a reality. To confirm the gravitational-wave nature of
 > their signal, the researchers used two different data analysis
 > methods. The first was to determine whether the excess power in the
 > photodetector could be caused by a signal, given their best estimate
 > of the noise, but without any assumptions about the origin of the
 > signal itself. From this analysis, they could say that a transient,
 > “unmodeled” signal was observed with a statistical significance
 > greater than 4.6𝜎 4 6 𝜎 . The second method involved comparing the
 > instrumental output (signal plus noise) with a theoretical signal
 > from numerical simulations of merging black holes using general
 > relativity. From this so-called matched-filtering search, the
 > researchers concluded that the significance of the observation was
 > greater than 5.1𝜎 5 1 𝜎 .
 >
 > The most exciting conclusions come from comparing the observed
 > signal’s amplitude and phase with numerical relativity predictions,
 > which allows the LIGO researchers to estimate parameters describing
 > the gravitational-wave source. The waveform is consistent with a
 > black hole binary system whose component masses are 36 and 29 times
 > the mass of the Sun. These stellar-mass black holes—so named because
 > they likely formed from collapsing stars—are the largest of their
 > kind to have been observed. Moreover, no binary system other than
 > black holes can have component masses large enough to explain the
 > observed signal. (The most plausible competitors would be two neutron
 > stars, or a black hole and a neutron star.) The binary is
 > approximately 1.3 billion light years from Earth, or equivalently, at
 > a luminosity distance of 400 megaparsecs (redshift of z∼0.1 z 0 1 ).
 > The researchers estimate that about 4.6% of the binary's energy was
 > radiated in gravitational waves, leading to a rotating black hole
 > remnant with mass 62 times the mass of the Sun and dimensionless spin
 > of 0.67.
 >

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#552240

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 10:16 -0600
Message-ID<SKGdnURIAIlbLiHLnZ2dnUU7-f2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552238
Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version
> http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102



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#552276

From"reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 10:18 -0800
Message-ID<88654899-1f12-441f-8d56-96dffce3665b@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#552240
On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 8:16:14 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version
> > http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102
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Its about time GOPer Mafia came up with this BS. They have no shame.TreBert

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#552279

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 12:24 -0600
Message-ID<SKGdnX1IAIl7TCHLnZ2dnUU7-f2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552276
On 2/11/16 12:18 PM, reber g=emc^2 wrote:
> On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 8:16:14 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
>> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version
>> http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102
>>


> Its about time GOPer Mafia came up with this BS. They have no shame.TreBert
>


   Try not to be so stooopid, reber. Get a clue. Read the paper.



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#552338

From"reber g=emc^2" <herbertglazier0@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 12:20 -0800
Message-ID<b45844b4-0348-4643-98fb-56b283976780@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#552279
On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 10:24:43 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> On 2/11/16 12:18 PM, reber g=emc^2 wrote:
> > On Thursday, February 11, 2016 at 8:16:14 AM UTC-8, Sam Wormley wrote:
> >> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version
> >> http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102
> >>
> 
> 
> > Its about time GOPer Mafia came up with this BS. They have no shame.TreBert
> >
> 
> 
>    Try not to be so stooopid, reber. Get a clue. Read the paper.
> 
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BHs make no noise.Make no light.Reason both need waves to work  TreBert

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#552357

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-11 15:19 -0600
Message-ID<WvWdnSu4Q_OdZiHLnZ2dnUU7-N2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552338
On 2/11/16 2:20 PM, reber g=emc^2 wrote:
> BHs make no noise.Make no light.Reason both need waves to work


   Again I urge you, reber, to not remain ignorant. Read the paper.

   Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102



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#552303

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-02-11 19:00 +0000
Message-ID<ua2voc-ckg.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#552240
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes -- PDF Version

And yet another cut and paste of the same repetitive "news".


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#552301

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-02-11 18:57 +0000
Message-ID<l62voc-ckg.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#552238
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Viewpoint: The First Sounds of Merging Black Holes

How many more times are you going to cut and paste the same basic information?


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#552509

FromSam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date2016-02-12 08:26 -0600
Message-ID<KcydnVNUoN0zdiDLnZ2dnUU7-X2dnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#552301
On 2/11/16 12:57 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
> How many more times are you going to cut and paste the same basic information?

   Not many. When are you going to read it, jimp?

   Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
 > 
http://physics.aps.org/featured-article-pdf/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.061102



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#552551

Fromjimp@specsol.spam.sux.com
Date2016-02-12 17:35 +0000
Message-ID<nnh1pc-2so.ln1@mail.specsol.com>
In reply to#552509
Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/11/16 12:57 PM, jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>> How many more times are you going to cut and paste the same basic information?
> 
>   Not many. When are you going to read it, jimp?

I read it when it appeared in the mainstream news before you started
your series of repetitive cut and pastes, spammer.

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