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This might seem simple...
I'm having a bit of trouble both finding and interpretting information on how a gravitational wave is produced.
I know they are analogous to EM waves, and that they are produced by accelerating masses, but it's more complicated than that, isn't it?
Can anyone explain to me what a quadrupole moment is, in layman's terms preferably?
How does a binary star system (such as PSR B1913+16) emit gravitational waves? How does it produce an alternating gravitational/gravitomagnetic field, since gravity is never repulsive?
If you could explain everything in classical physics, that'd be great too.
Thanks a lot in advance.
I'm having a bit of trouble both finding and interpretting information on how a gravitational wave is produced.
I know they are analogous to EM waves, and that they are produced by accelerating masses, but it's more complicated than that, isn't it?
Can anyone explain to me what a quadrupole moment is, in layman's terms preferably?
How does a binary star system (such as PSR B1913+16) emit gravitational waves? How does it produce an alternating gravitational/gravitomagnetic field, since gravity is never repulsive?
If you could explain everything in classical physics, that'd be great too.
Thanks a lot in advance.
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