5: Classical Radiation

The following sections are included:

• Classical Electromagnetic Waves

  • Electromagnetic Field of a Moving Charge

  • Dipole Moment

• Classical Gravitational Waves

  • Gravitational Field of Matter Source

  • Quadrupole Moment

  • Average Radiated Energy

• Simple Models for Sources of Gravitational Radiation

  • Vibrating Quadrupole

  • Two Rotating Masses

  • Particle Falling into Star

  • Cloud of Colliding Stars

• Orders of Magnitude of Different Radiation Sources

• Detection of Gravitational Waves

• Inspiralling Plunge of One Black Hole into another

• Appendix 5A Attractive Gravity versus Repulsive Electromagnetism

• Appendix 5B Nonlinear Gravitational Waves

• Appendix 5C Nonexistence of Gravitational Waves in D = 3 and D = 2

• Appendix 5D Precession of Gyroscope in a Satellite Orbit

• Notes and References