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    Gravitational wave polarisations

    Date: 13 Mar 2012
    Satellite: NGO
    Copyright: ESA

    Gravitational waves propagating along the z axis act in the x-y-plane. The two different polarisations ('+' and '×') exert different forces (red arrows).


    Last Update: 13 Mar 2012

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