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Gravitational wave polarisations


Date: 12 March 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: 1 September 2019
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