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gravitational-wave memory: a standalone construct

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gravitational-wavememory1 CONSTRUCTGravitational-waveCHRISTODOULOU · GENERAL

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General relativity

a permanent displacement of freely falling test masses left after a gravitational wave burst has passed.

In general relativity, gravitational-wave memory refers to a permanent displacement of freely falling test masses left after a gravitational wave burst has passed. This meaning comes from Christodoulou (1991) in Physical Review Letters.[1]

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References

  1. Christodoulou, D. (1991). Nonlinear nature of gravitation and gravitational-wave experiments. Physical Review Letters, 67(12), 1486-1489. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.67.1486

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