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March 2010
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interference

Tags: speed of light : bandwidth theorem : interference : dispersion : refraction : wave packet : group velocity : phase velocity


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What happens when one black hole meets another? Professor Kip Thorne shows us how to eavesdrop on these cosmic events by watching for telltale gravitational waves.

Tags: gravity : interference : curvature of space : gravitational wave detector : black hole : Schwarzchild singularity : laser interferometry : Big Bang : cosmic microwave background radiation


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We take reliable radio communications for granted, but accommodating many different users is not easy. Robert Leese explains how the mathematics of colouring graphs can help avoid interference on your mobile phone.

Tags: interference : frequency : wavelength : Fourier analysis : graph theory : algorithm : electromagnetism : radio wave : AM (Amplitude Modulation) : FM (Frequency Modulation) : channel assignment problem