NASA NTRS · 19730057907
Gravitational-wave observations as a tool for testing relativistic gravity.
Abstract
The nature of gravitational wave measurements is discussed, along with their significance for tests of relativistic gravity theory. It is shown that the Riemann tensor of the most general wave is composed of six modes of polarization expressible in terms of six 'electric' components that govern driving forces in a detector. Consequently, currently feasible detectors can obtain all the measurable information contained in the most general wave permitted by any metric theory of gravity. It is important that future experiments be designed to measure all six 'electric' components.
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Eardley, D. M., Lightman, A. P., Wagoner, R. V., Lee, D. L., Will, C. M.. 1973-04-30. Gravitational-wave observations as a tool for testing relativistic gravity.. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19730057907
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