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Gravitational Waves and Relativistic Phenomena
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What are gravitational waves?
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Ripples in spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects
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Gravitational waves are disturbances in spacetime caused by the acceleration of massive objects. They are predicted by Einstein's theory of general relativity and were first detected in 2015.