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Scientists have developed a new detector-based method to clarify how gravitational waves should be measured in an evolving universe.

Leibniz University Hannover, Germany

Who
Dr. Guillem Domènech and colleagues at the Institute of Theoretical Physics at Leibniz University Hannover (LUH)
What
Scientists have developed a new detector-based method to clarify how gravitational waves should be measured in an evolving universe.
When
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 23:40:59 GMT · 2h 49m ago
Where
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany ·
Why
The existing methods of measuring gravitational waves do not adequately account for the complexities of an expanding universe where the background is not still, making it hard to distinguish waves from the evolving spacetime.
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This new method provides a common framework for theorists and experimentalists to measure gravitational waves in the complex cosmological setting, improving the rigor and reliability of theoretical predictions for future experiments. It will be especially useful for detecting primordial gravitational waves and other subtle signals spread across the universe.

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