"Opening Our Eyes to Gravitational Waves"

Ground-based detectors hope soon to make the first observations of
gravitational radiation from sources that are within or relatively near
to our Galaxy. In 9 years LISA should open the entire Universe to our
view through this new astronomical window. The scientific and even
philosophical implications of these observations are likely to be
profound. I will discuss what we expect, what may be unexpected, and how
this new window on the Universe fits with the other ways we have of
learning about the Universe and its fundamental physical laws.
 

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