Einsteins time and space ripple theory?

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Mashhead

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Are the two black holes that have recently been found dancing around each other proof of einsteins theory of neutron stars that circle each other creating ripples in time and space.

please corrected me if im am wrong :)
 
Yes. If gravitational waves are detected, then it would be a major confirmation of the Theory of General Relativity.

HOWEVER! You are very wrong about several things. Einstein did not formulate this with respect to neutron stars or black holes. In fact, neither object was known to exist in his time: neutron stars were discovered in the 1960s and black holes in the 1970s (well Cygnus X-1). Furthermore, Einstein didn't believe blackholes would exist. While their existence directly follows from GR, he felt that another piece of physics (unknown in his time) would prevent their formation. He is/was wrong on this account. So to recap. EINSTEIN DID NOT HAVE A THEORY OF NEUTRON STARS ORBITING EACH OTHER TO CREATE RIPPLES. Einstein had a theory of gravitation that leads to possible existence of gravitational waves, which carry the signals of gravity (orbiting blackholes or neutron stars is one application that came after Einstein).
 
If ripples are detected then there should be some blurring of the images. I don't believe any were found. That, in and of itself, does not preclude the theory because if both time and space are distorted, it may be impossible to detect it since we use one to sense the other.
 
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