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In 1996, Mano et al. found that a series of hypergeometric functions and Coulomb wave functions are valid analytic solutions to the Teukolsky equation for these phenomena. One model of the production of these non-corporeal phenomena divides their production into phases, two of which are inspiral and ringdown. Analytic (15[1])solutions for these phenomena are most easily constructed in a transverse (*) traceless gauge. Conservation of linear momentum and conservation of mass both require that these phenomena be produced by quadrupole or higher-order configurations of mass. These phenomena are produced by black hole mergers and neutron star mergers. (10[1])Predicted by general relativity, for 10 points, (-5[1])what are these ripples in spacetime produced by oscillating masses that were detected by LIGO in 2016. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: gravitational waves [or gravitational radiation; reject “gravity waves”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jason HongBrownMIT4815
Max NealHarvardBoston College9510
Eli IssoksonBrandeisTufts102-5
John ChaTuftsBrandeis1190

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2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%17%33%95.33
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y367%33%33%71.50
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%0%0%91.80
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%25%0%84.50
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%77.00
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y367%0%33%85.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y250%0%50%95.00