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(a) Review the F=m*a and Newton's Law o Universal Gravitation.
(b) Draw the x-axis and place two circles on it, labeled S (for Sun)
and P (for planet. The larger circle S is at the origin; the much
smaller circle P is on the right side of the axis. The star S is
much more massive than the planet P.
(c) Ask the Question: "what would happen to the force, F, with which
S acts on P , when something is causing the Sun to oscillate back
and forth along the x axis? The planet would also oscillate along
the x-axis. This kind of action over distance would be attributed to
invisible gravitational waves.
(a) Review [...] Newton's Law o Universal Gravitation.
oscillate along the x-axis.[...]
GW would be visible if small
particles, like dust, were floating in space around the planet.