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Gravitational Waves and the Search for Gravitational Radiation from Pulsars

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What is the name of the phenomenon predicted by general relativity in which the curvature of spacetime propagates as waves?

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Gravitational Waves
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Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime that are caused by the acceleration of massive objects.

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