Author(s): Paul D. Lasky, Eric Thrane, Yuri Levin, Jonathan Blackman, and Yanbei Chen
A theoretical analysis suggests that advanced LIGO may be able to detect gravitational wave memory–permanent distortion of spacetime due to nonlinear effects predicted by general relativity–when it operates at its design sensitivity.
[Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 061102] Published Fri Aug 05, 2016