spacetime continuum

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The Government Project

Apr 21, 2021 3 min read

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Considering how much the Government of India has missed anticipating – the rise of a second wave of COVID-19 infections, the crippling medical oxygen shortage, the circulation of new variants of conce…

Can gravitational waves be waylaid by gravity?

Jun 16, 2019 5 min read

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Yesterday, I learnt the answer is 'yes'. Gravitational waves can be gravitationally lensed. It seems obvious once you think about it, but not something that strikes you (assuming you're no…