gravitational radiation

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gravitational
adjective
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/ˌɡræv.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/us
/ˌɡræv.əˈteɪ.ʃən.əl/
relating to gravity or gravitation (= the force that attracts objects towards ...
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radiation
noun[U]
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/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌreɪ.diˈeɪ.ʃən/
a form of energy that comes from a nuclear reaction and that can be very dangerous ...
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Angular momentum is also lost in thegravitationalradiation.
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As the radius decreases, the power lost togravitationalradiationincreases even more.
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These loops have a finite lifespan and decay (primarily) viagravitationalradiation.
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This was the first confirmation of the existence ofgravitationalradiation.
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As the two orbit, they are emittinggravitationalradiation, causing the two white dwarfs to gradually draw closer together.
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Also, the effect ofgravitationalradiationon test particles differs profoundly between scalar theories and tensor theories of gravitation such as general relativity.
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Until then, theirgravitationalradiationwill be comparable to that of a neutron star binary.
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The existence ofgravitationalradiationis a specific prediction of general relativity, but is a feature of all theories of gravity that obey special relativity.
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The orbits of these binary pulsars are decaying due to loss of energy in the form ofgravitationalradiation.
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There may be mechanisms such asgravitationalradiationwhich keep the pulsar from reaching this absolute limit, but pulsars can spin no faster.
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Because neutron stars are very compact, significant amounts of energy are emitted in the form ofgravitationalradiation.
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However, he did not use spinors as an important tool in general relativity, e.g., for the study ofgravitationalradiationand null innity.
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The current activity in gravitation centres around two themes,gravitationalradiationand quantum gravity.
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The model will be used to predict signals ingravitationalradiationobservatories.
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Gravitationalradiationemitted from an isolated system will usually not be algebraically special.
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Nevertheless, his solution failed to includegravitationalradiation, so the bodies orbit forever, rather than approaching each other.
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Thegravitationalradiationemitted will be at twice the orbital frequency.
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It has been shown that thegravitationalradiationpredicted by general relativity allows these observations to be matched within 0.2 percent.
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Althoughgravitationalradiationhas not been "directly" detected, there is "indirect" evidence for its existence.
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Such "gravitationalradiation" is the gravitational field analog of electromagnetic radiation.
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