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    Tidal effects in binary star systems

    Accelerations in gravitational fields are usually treated as resulting from the gravitational force. The “true” gravitational force, however, is a tidal force which cannot be transformed away by going over to ...

    Gerhard Schäfer in Tidal Phenomena (1997)

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    Gravity-wave astrophysics

    An overview is given of the gravity-wave emission from astrophysical sources. The detectability of gravity-wave signals on Earth and in space is discussed.

    Gerhard Schäfer in Relativistic Gravity Research With Emphasi… (1992)