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Gravitational Waves in the Linearised Theory of General Relativity

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The theory of general relativity (GR) states that gravity can be considered as curvature of spacetime [1].

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  1. C. Misner, K. Thorne, J. Wheeler, Gravitation (WH Freeman & co., San Francisco, 1973)

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Li, T.G.F. (2015). Gravitational Waves in the Linearised Theory of General Relativity. In: Extracting Physics from Gravitational Waves. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19273-4_1

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