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RE: Gravity Waves

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Posted by pmb on April 4, 2000 12:19:15 UTC

When a gravitating body is accelerated it takes a finite amount of time for another body at a finite distance to feel the gravitational effects of that acceleration. This effect is propagated at the speed of light.

So one might say - Gravitational waves are distortions in spacetime which propagate at the speed of light.

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RE: RE: gravity waves - thywyn - April 4, 2000 - 21:41 UTC
- Quadrupole - Kerry - April 5, 2000 - 02:47 UTC
  - RE: Quadrupole - pmb - April 5, 2000 - 12:35 UTC
    - Motion / Moment - Pablum - April 7, 2000 - 03:36 UTC
      - RE: Motion / Moment - pmb - April 7, 2000 - 12:25 UTC
        
        RE: RE: Motion / Moment - dipole? - April 8, 2000 - 00:52 UTC
        
        Here`s a good explanation-if it works - Kerry - April 8, 2000 - 03:42 UTC
        
        Try again - Kerry - April 8, 2000 - 03:44 UTC
      - dipole - pmb - April 7, 2000 - 16:50 UTC
- RE: RE: RE: gravity waves - pmb - April 5, 2000 - 12:37 UTC
RE: RE: gravity waves - RB - April 13, 2000 - 03:50 UTC

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