Comparison of electromagnetic and gravitational radiation: What we can learn about each from the other

We compare the nature of electromagnetic fields and gravitational fields in linearized general relativity. We carry out this comparison both mathematically and visually. In particular, the "lines of force" visualizations of electromagnetism are contrasted with the recently introduced tende...

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Main Authors: Price, Richard H. (Author), Belcher, John Winston (Contributor), Nichols, David A. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics for the American Association of Physics Teachers, 2014-07-11T16:16:34Z.
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