Rothiemurchus
Dec2-04, 03:42 PM
A large mass with a quadrupole moment, rotating about some axis,
generates gravitational waves.If there are no other masses close to
this large,rotating mass,to be affected by the effect it has on
space-time as it rotates,what defines the large mass as a rotating
body? In other words:
is having a rotating quadrupole moment a sufficient condition to
generate gravitational waves? Would vacuum particles close to the
large mass "switch on" the generation of gravitational waves by the
large mass,because vacuum particles
would respond to the effect the large mass has on space-time, and
therefore
define it as a wave generator?
generates gravitational waves.If there are no other masses close to
this large,rotating mass,to be affected by the effect it has on
space-time as it rotates,what defines the large mass as a rotating
body? In other words:
is having a rotating quadrupole moment a sufficient condition to
generate gravitational waves? Would vacuum particles close to the
large mass "switch on" the generation of gravitational waves by the
large mass,because vacuum particles
would respond to the effect the large mass has on space-time, and
therefore
define it as a wave generator?