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| author | bryan newbold <bnewbold@snark.mit.edu> | 2009-02-01 08:34:55 -0500 |
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| committer | bryan newbold <bnewbold@snark.mit.edu> | 2009-02-01 08:34:55 -0500 |
| commit | 7ad3b8aef5ad4492e94d350c0ce32d89797b3cab (patch) | |
| tree | 9a18754b8025daa381ad592a632f95532b3a129b /physics/gravitational waves | |
| parent | 7218768aba3a43f1a62867f35f05cb85a30d7ed2 (diff) | |
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cleanup, fixed some math
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diff --git a/physics/gravitational waves b/physics/gravitational waves index ab7174e..5aa1744 100644 --- a/physics/gravitational waves +++ b/physics/gravitational waves @@ -38,9 +38,11 @@ Fifth term: current quadrupole Energy ---------------- -Quick calculation: for a source with mass M, size L, period P, the quadrupole moment $M_2 \approx M L^2$, h \approx 1/c^2 (Newtonian potential energy) ???? +Quick calculation: for a source with mass M, size L, period P, the quadrupole +moment :m:`$M_2 \approx M L^2$`, :m:`$h \approx 1/c^2` (Newtonian potential +energy) ???? -h on the order of $10^{-22}$ +h on the order of :m:`$10^{-22}$` Propagation ----------------- |