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Based on what you know about the emission and absorption
Chapter 18, Problem 36E(choose chapter or problem)
Based on what you know about the emission and absorption of electromagnetic waves, suggest how gravitational waves are emitted and how they are absorbed. (Scientists seeking to detect gravitational waves must arrange for them to be absorbed.)
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QUESTION:
Based on what you know about the emission and absorption of electromagnetic waves, suggest how gravitational waves are emitted and how they are absorbed. (Scientists seeking to detect gravitational waves must arrange for them to be absorbed.)
ANSWER:Solution 36E Step 1: Gravitational waves are nothing but the ripples which are present in the curvature of spacetime , these waves propagate with speed of light , the are detected during the distortion in the spacetime , and these waves propagate outward from the source.