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Re:Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein R... by nanofortnight on Thursday February 11, 2016 @04:30PM (#11083423)
Resonance is quite a bad term if that's what you use it for. Resonance would require some amount of positive feedback. Vibration or oscillation would be a much better terms for simple periodic changes.
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Re:Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein R... by brudgers on Thursday February 11, 2016 @09:56PM (#11085011)
It's consistent with vibration caused by a wave which is why it seemed appropriate to me in this context...even if I think the claim of waves is an over-reach, I am not being deliberately argumentative.
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