Gravitational Wave Detected by LIGO 100 Years after Einstein’s Prediction

Abstract

On February 11, 2016, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) announced the detection of gravitational waves from two merging black holes. We at JCER celebrate Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity and congratulate LIGO and all the people and agencies involved for this landmark discovery predicted by Einstein 100 years ago. Although it is unclear whether this discovery will impact consciousness research, there is no doubt that this discovery marks the beginning of a new era in astronomy, cosmology and even quantum gravity.