On the origin of the notion of GW et cetera

Abstract

The notion of gravitational wave (GW) came forth originally as a by-product of the linear approximation of general relativity (GR). Now, it can be proved that this approximation is quite inadequate to a proper study of the hypothetic GW's. The significant role of the approximations beyond the linear stage is emphasized.

7 pages, LaTeX, to be published on Spacetime & Substance

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