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		amelius 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LIGO detects most massive black hole merger to dat... Does the spinning of a spherical object cause any gravitational waves?

NL807 5 months ago [–]

The rotating mass drags space time around it, called frame dragging, which is different from gravitational waves. Gravitational waves consists of oscillations, which is caused by change of mass, wobbling of spinning objects, or several masses orbiting around a barycentre.

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