Which effect occurs at LIGO when a massive astrophysical object orbits its central black hole?

💡 Explanation

Spacetime distortion shifts the frequency, because the Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs) cause mass-energy equivalence to manifest as gravitational waves that locally alter the spacetime fabric according to general relativity; therefore, the frequency shifts, rather than thermal or quantum effects, are the dominant influence.

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