 Plus polarization (source code)

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= Plus polarization
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A <gravitational wave> of plus polarization has opposite transverse strain or <geodesic deviation> <eigenvalues> along two fixed perpendicular axes. For a sinusoidal <periodic function> profile, the stretching and compressing roles alternate every half-period.

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