Merging Black Holes & the Nature of Time

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What can a greater understanding about merging black holes tell us about the nature of time?
 
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I think that the question may be circular, because we will probably require a greater understanding of the nature of time, in order to understand the merging of black holes better.
 
LISA's detection of gravitational waves will allow us to see the merging of black holes in great detail.
 
Something to look forward to :)
 
"The nature of time" is rather philosophical. But the gravity wave detection of "merging black holes" (or other binary inspirals) will tell us a lot about whether General Relativity is correct or not.
 
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