# Gravity and frequency **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 26, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-and-frequency/144919 "2002-12-26T02:31:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-and-frequency/144919/1 "2002-12-26T02:31:43Z")
Electromagnetism exhibits the qualities of amplitude (brightness) and frequency (color). Does gravity exhibit amplityde and frequency, and if so, how do we encounter them? ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-and-frequency/144919/2 "2002-12-26T03:08:22Z")
Electromagnetic _waves_ exhibit qualities of amplitude and frequency. Gravitational waves exhibit the same qualities. ---
**Author:** ![andy\_fl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@andy\_fl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andy_fl)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2002, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravity-and-frequency/144919/3 "2002-12-26T03:10:45Z")
I think you can use E= h(NU) to calculate the frequency of the graviton and C= (NU) (Lambda) to calculate the wavelenght. But until they are able to measure the gravitons, you might have to wait. ] [Quote from American Scientist] ([http://americanscientist.org/articles/02articles/02-09hoganintro.html](http://americanscientist.org/articles/02articles/02-09hoganintro.html)) > [@](#): > > Theorists are now thinking about even more curious possibilities. We may soon be able to measure indirectly the quanta of gravity, the gravitons. Also, I think brightness should be intensity of light (that is amplitude squared).