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#Mon Aug 09 11:41:57 CEST 2010
Text__TwG_0KOaEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=From Maxwell to Einstein
Text__TwG_0KOaEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=As long as only weak gravitational fields are considered - all gravitational fields in our solar system fall into that category - Einstein's general theory of relativity has a structure very similar to that of Maxwell's theory of electric and magnetic fields. Einstein's propagating disturbances, <strong>gravitational waves</strong>, are the analogue to the electromagnetic waves of Maxwell (see image above) - to light, radio waves, x-rays and infrared radiation.