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Gravitational wave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gravitational Radiation is to gravity what light is to electromagnetism. It is produced when massive bodies accelerate. ... The speed of gravitational radiation (Cgw) depends upon the specific model of Gravitation that you use. There are quite a few competing models (all consistent with all experiments to date) including...
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This energy loss is attributed to gravitational radiation. In 1993, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Taylor and Hulse for discovering a binary pulsar system (PSR 1913+16) in 1974. In 1983, Taylor and his collaborators reported a decrease in the orbital period of 76 µs per year.
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What are Gravitational Waves? ... Are Gravitational Waves Real? ... By comparison, electromagnetic radiation tends to be modified by intervening matter.
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A simple thought experiment indicates that gravitational radiation has negative mass. A gravitational radiator is believed to gain mass as it radiates negative mass. ... It is believed that gravitational radiation has negative mass. A gravitional radiator, such as a pair of closely-orbiting black holes or a pair of...
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The article reviews the current status of a theoretical approach to the problem of the emission of gravitational waves by isolated systems in the context of general relativity. Part A of the article deals with general post-Newtonian sources. ... 1.3 Post-Newtonian equations of motion and radiation...
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NO gravitational wave antenna in the Netherlands ... Scientific spokesman: Giorgio Frossati ; Program manager: P.W. van Amersfoort ... D. van Albada, University of Amsterdam...
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There have been significant advances in recent years in the numerical computation of the gravitational radiation for most relevant astrophysical sources, as that produced in gravitational stellar collapse leading to neutron stars and black holes or that coming from violent instabilities in rotating neutron stars.
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One of the most fascinating predictions of relativity theory is that massive objects in vehement motion emit a new kind of radiation, known as gravitational radiation. This phenomenon is also described as a wave motion, as ripples in the curvature of space-time, and we speak of "gravitational waves.";
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Because all electric charges have mass, one might expect gravitational radiation to be as abundant as electromagnetic radiation; however, this is not the case. Consider the system indicated in Fig.
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