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Definitions for gravitational wave
grav·i·ta·tion·al wave
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gravitational wavenoun
A postulated fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light
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Gravitational wave
In physics, gravitational waves are ripples in the curvature of spacetime that propagate as a wave, travelling outward from the source. Predicted to exist by Albert Einstein in 1915 on the basis of his theory of general relativity, gravitational waves theoretically transport energy as gravitational radiation. Sources of detectable gravitational waves could possibly include binary star systems composed of white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes. The existence of gravitational waves is possibly a consequence of the Lorentz invariance of general relativity since it brings the concept of a limiting speed of propagation of the physical interactions with it. Gravitational waves cannot exist in the Newtonian theory of gravitation, in which physical interactions propagate at infinite speed. Although gravitational radiation has not been directly detected, there is indirect evidence for its existence. For example, the 1993 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for measurements of the Hulse-Taylor binary system that suggests gravitational waves are more than mathematical anomalies. Various gravitational wave detectors exist. However, they have not yet succeeded in detecting such phenomena.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gravitational wave in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gravitational wave in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of gravitational wave in a Sentence
The secret to this whole business is that the waveform the pattern of this stretching and squeezing encodes information on the source, the thing that made this gravitational wave.
What's really exciting is what comes next, i think we're opening a window on the universe -- a window of gravitational wave astronomy.
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- موجة الجاذبيةArabic
- gravitationsbølgeDanish
- GravitationswellenGerman
- βαρυτικό κύμαGreek
- ondas gravitacionalesSpanish
- onde gravitationnelleFrench
- गुरुत्वाकर्षण लहरHindi
- gravitációs hullámHungarian
- gelombang gravitasiIndonesian
- onde gravitazionaliItalian
- 重力波Japanese
- gravitatis fluctusLatin
- gravitatiegolfDutch
- gravitasjonsbølgeNorwegian
- fale grawitacyjnePolish
- ondas gravitacionaisPortuguese
- val gravitaționalăRomanian
- ஈர்ப்பு அலைTamil
- yerçekimi dalgasıTurkish
- 引力波Chinese
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