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For questions regarding waves of gravity, which travel through space-time at the speed of light.

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Possible methods to convert gravitational waves into storable energy?

This is a good question, and a difficult task. Part of the problem is that most objects in the universe are effectively transparent to gravitational waves - they don't really absorb or scatter them, s …
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Would it be possible to ride a gravitational wave?

No can do. I was able to find the answer here, written by LIGO scientist Dr. Amber Stuver: How valid is the wave-like-in-water analogy? Can we “surf” these waves? Are there gravity “peaks” like there …
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What would the gravitational wave signature of an Alcubierre drive look like?

Alcubierre's solution to the Einstein field equations (Alcubierre 1994) gives us a metric - an expression describing how spacetime curves - of the form $$ds^2=-dt^2+(dx - v_s(t)f(r_s)dt)^2+dy^2+dz^2$$ …
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Seeing Using Gravitational Waves

The strain, $h$, of a gravitational wave is $$h\sim\frac{1}{R}\frac{GM}{c^2}\left(\frac{v}{c}\right)^2$$ to a relatively decent degree of accuracy. Here, $R$ is the distance to the source, $M$ is the …
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Would the gravitational waves from a binary black hole system make a feasible weapon?

No, this would not be a feasible weapon. Although I originally posted an answer to this question five years ago, I've since deleted it and am starting anew. One reason I deleted it is that the answer …
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