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Prof.
Nigel Bishop
(Rhodes University)
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This talk reviews the LIGO observations of GW150914, and shows how this data leads to the interpretation that it represents the merger of two black holes each of mass about 30 Msun at a distance of about 400 Mpc. We also review the observation of a possible coincident gamma ray burst. The implications for astrophysics and fundamental physics are also discussed.
Primary author
Prof.
Nigel Bishop
(Rhodes University)
