1. Oct 3, 2013 #1

   Khashishi

   

   Science Advisor

   Are gravitational waves slowed by media? Electromagnetic waves are slowed when traveling through dielectric media because the electric field polarizes the media. If a gravitational wave travels through matter, then the matter shifts around, much like the dielectric, right?

    

   Last edited: Oct 3, 2013

   Khashishi, Oct 3, 2013
2. 
   Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories on Phys.org

   • • First chip-scale broadband optical system that can sense molecules in the mid-IR
   • • Electron tomography technique leads to 3-D reconstructions at the nanoscale
   • • Nuclear physicists leap into quantum computing with first simulations of atomic nucleus
3. Oct 3, 2013 #2

   dauto

   

   Technically yes, but that effect will be negligible due to the extremely weak gravitational interaction

    

   dauto, Oct 3, 2013
4. Oct 3, 2013 #3

   Drakkith

   

   Staff Emeritus

   Science Advisor

   Sorry to nitpick, but we are talking about Gravitational waves. Gravity waves are like water waves. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_wave

    

   Drakkith, Oct 3, 2013
5. Oct 3, 2013 #4

   Khashishi

   

   Science Advisor

   oops. I do mean gravitational.

    

   Khashishi, Oct 3, 2013

• Log in with Facebook
• Log in with Twitter

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in