Comparison of electromagnetic and gravitational radiation: What we can learn about each from the other
We compare the nature of electromagnetic fields and gravitational fields in linearized general relativity. We carry out this comparison both mathematically and visually. In particular, the “lines of force” visualizations of electromagnetism are contrasted with the recently introduced tendex/vortex e...
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American Institute of Physics for the American Association of Physics Teachers
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88272 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3789-2992 |