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Feb 10, 2016 at 20:44 comment added Zo the Relativist @NayanTelrandhe: the point mass moves and will have a time varying quadrupole, so it will produce gravitational waves, but this will be a very, very small effect.
Nov 10, 2015 at 8:14 comment added John Rennie @NayanTelrandhe: correct. To generate gravitational waves requires a time varying quadrupole or higher moment.
Nov 10, 2015 at 7:54 comment added user73541 Does this mean no gravitational waves will be created in such a system ?
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Nov 10, 2015 at 7:40 history answered John Rennie CC BY-SA 3.0