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For slowly spinning matter the rate of energy loss via radiation of gravitational waves is estimated in General Relativity (GR) within a generally covariant superenergy approach. This estimation differs from Einstein's Quadrupole Formula…
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Plasmon and polariton modes are derived for an ideal semi-infinite (half-space) plasma and an ideal plasma slab by using a general, unifying procedure, based on equations of motion, Maxwell's equations and suitable boundary conditions.…