Plane gravitational wave in linearized gravity
= Plane gravitational wave in linearized gravity
= Plane gravitational waves in linearized gravity
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A vacuum mode $\bar h_{\mu\nu}=H_{\mu\nu}e^{ik\cdot x}$ has a null wavevector and a transverse symmetric amplitude. Residual gauge freedom can further reduce it to two physical transverse-traceless polarizations.