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Two kinds of wave transmission are:

  1. Light waves, where a substance (photon) travels as a wave.

    Light waves, where a substance (photon) travels as a wave.

  2. An attached rope, like at the gym, that is "waved" up and down. Here, no substance travels to a new spot, but adjacent parts transmit the energy to others.

    An attached rope, like at the gym, that is "waved" up and down. Here, no substance travels to a new spot, but adjacent parts transmit the energy to others.

QUESTION: Which method do gravitational waves propagate by?

Two kinds of wave transmission are:

  1. Light waves, where a substance (photon) travels as a wave.
  2. An attached rope, like at the gym, that is "waved" up and down. Here, no substance travels to a new spot, but adjacent parts transmit the energy to others.

QUESTION: Which method do gravitational waves propagate by?

Two kinds of wave transmission are:

  1. Light waves, where a substance (photon) travels as a wave.

  2. An attached rope, like at the gym, that is "waved" up and down. Here, no substance travels to a new spot, but adjacent parts transmit the energy to others.

QUESTION: Which method do gravitational waves propagate by?

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Gravitational Wave - What is waving?

Two kinds of wave transmission are:

  1. Light waves, where a substance (photon) travels as a wave.
  2. An attached rope, like at the gym, that is "waved" up and down. Here, no substance travels to a new spot, but adjacent parts transmit the energy to others.

QUESTION: Which method do gravitational waves propagate by?