Abstract
We write out the explicit form of the metric for a linearized quadrupole gravitational wave in the transverse-traceless gauge. We give a collection of formulas which are useful for testing numerical codes to integrate the full nonlinear Einstein equations. We also show that a test particle initially at rest acquires no energy from a linearized gravitational wave.
- Received 30 March 1982
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.26.745
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