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I know GWs are produced by moving masses, but I can't find an explanation as to why it happens. A system would lose energy to gravitational radiation. Does the radiation get produced spontaneously, or would it be because the mass has to move through space-time which holds it back somewhat...

Hi there, I was reading up on Holonomic constraints and came across this equation on the Wikipedia page: The page says it is a differential form. Can anyone explain the notation for me or provide a link or two to documents or pages which explain this notation? Thank you very much, Geoff