white paper on gravitational waves

A white paper on gravitational waves provides a detailed overview of ripples in spacetime caused by massive, accelerating objects like black holes or neutron stars. These waves distort space and time slightly as they pass through, which detectors like LIGO measure using highly sensitive lasers. The paper discusses recent discoveries, technical methods for detection, and the scientific importance of understanding these waves. Studying gravitational waves allows scientists to observe cosmic events that are invisible via traditional telescopes, offering new insights into the universe's most extreme phenomena and testing Einstein's theory of general relativity.