Gravitational Radiation

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    NB: Characterises gravitational radiation in terms of Riemann tensor; assumes propagation with fundamental velocity; gravitational wave fronts appear as discontinuities in Riemann tensor across null 3-surfaces; possibility of propagation of gravitational disturbances with subluminal velocities not excluded.
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  4. Sachs R: Gravitational Waves in General Relativity, VI. The Outgoing Radiation Condition, Proc. R. Soc. Lond. A 264 (1961), 309
    NB: (+ + + -). Very technical. Vacuum gravitational fields. Quasi-algebraic approach based on the Riemann tensor and the second Bianchi identities. Gives a covariant definition of vacuum gravitational fields with "asymptotically geodesic rays"; derives the propagation equations for the optical scalars of a geodesic null congruence. Proposed outgoing radiation condition: a bounded source field is free of mixed radiation at large distances if and only if it has asymptotically geodesic rays.
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  8. Szekeres P: On the Propagation of Gravitational Fields in Matter, J. Math. Phys. 7 (1966), 751
    NB: Introduces the notion of "gravitational inert" and "gravitational active" parts of a matter fluid.
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  13. Robinson I: On Gravitational Radiation with Axial Symmetry, Class. Quantum Grav. 6 (1989), 1863
  14. Schutz B F: Gravitational Wave Sources and their Detectability Class. Quantum Grav. 6 (1989), 1761
  15. Abramovici A et al: LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, Science 256 (1992), 325
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  19. Neville D E: Physical Observables for Plane Gravitational Waves, Class. Quantum Grav. 10 (1993), 2223
  20. Schutz B F: Cosmic Sources of Gravitational Radiation, Class. Quantum Grav. 10 (1993), S135
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  22. Damour T, B R Iyer: Generation of Gravitational Waves: The Post-Newtonian Spin Octupole Moment, Class. Quantum Grav. 11 (1994), 1353
  23. Thorne K S: Ch. 10: Ripples of Curvature, Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy, (New York: Norton & Co., 1994)
  24. Alekseev G A, J B Griffiths: Gravitational Waves with Spherical Wavefronts, Class. Quantum Grav. 13 (1996), L13
  25. Blanchet L, B R Iyer, C M Will, A G Wiseman: Gravitational Waveforms from Inspiralling Compact Binaries to Second-Post-Newtonian Order, Class. Quantum Grav. 13 (1996), 575
  26. Schutz B F: Gravitational-Wave Sources, Class. Quantum Grav. 13 (1996), A219
  27. Maartens R, G F R Ellis, S T C Siklos: Local Freedom in the Gravitational Field, Class. Quantum Grav. 14 (1997), 1927. Also: Preprint gr-qc/9611003.
  28. Matzner R A et al: Analysis of `Gauge Modes' in Linearised Relativity, Class. Quantum Grav. 14 (1997), L21. Also: Preprint gr-qc/9607031.
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  30. Thorne K S: Gravitational Radiation: A New Window onto the Universe, Preprint gr-qc/9704042
  31. van Elst H, G F R Ellis: Causal Propagation of Geometrical Fields in Relativistic Cosmology, Phys. Rev. D 59 (1999), 024013 Also: Preprint gr-qc/9810058.
  32. Schutz B F: Gravitational Wave Astronomy (Review), Class. Quantum Grav. 16 (1999), A131. Also: Preprint gr-qc/9911034.
  33. van Elst H, G F R Ellis, B G Schmidt: On the Propagation of Jump Discontinuities in Relativistic Cosmology, Preprint gr-qc/0007003, uct-cosmology-00/06, AEI-2000-039
  34. Schutz B F: Gravitational Radiation, Preprint gr-qc/0003069.
    NB: To appear in Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOP Bristol).

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