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The observations are still subject to debate. The signals are far below the noise and can only be discerned with fancy statistics, which some groups have failed
by tlb 7y ago
The observations are still subject to debate. The signals are far below the noise and can only be discerned with fancy statistics, which some groups have failed to reproduce. See Hossenfelder's detailed critique at https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/09/whats-up-with-ligo.html https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2019/09/whats-up-with-ligo...
- brutt 7y agoThis video is better, IMHO (same author): Have we really measured gravitational waves? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWTvNlfkvoI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWTvNlfkvoI
- SiempreViernes 7y agoNo, it is not a detailed critique, it is a list of little more than rumours. Hossenfelder is satisfied with describing the LIGO collaboration as suspicious and then backing off with ”of course, I don’t belive this. If you belive that clickbait I feel bad for you, but it’s too low quality to spend time debunking.