Accelerating masses deform spacetime, emitting energy as gravitational waves. As two orbiting neutron stars lose energy, their orbit decays, culminating in a spectacular Kilonova merger and black hole collapse.
SEPARATION DISTANCE120 km
ORBITAL PERIOD (T)0.008s (125 Hz)
GW STRAIN (h)3.42 × 10⁻²²
LUMINOSITY (GW)1.2 × 10⁴⁹ W
GW CHIRP SIGNATUR SIGNAL:
GRAVITATIONAL CHIRP SYNTH
> Orbit stable. Double neutron star system locked. Emitting continuous gravitational waves.
E_radiated = 32/5 G⁴/c⁵ d⁵I/dt⁵
h_μν = 2G/c⁴r d²I_μν/dt²
EINSTEIN QUADRUPOLE COEFFICIENTS
DRAG TO ROTATE the spacetime fabric plane
SCROLL TO MAGNIFY ripples along coordinate grid