Séminaire de Physique Théorique
Quantum Mechanics of Gravitational WavesGeorge Zahariade (Institut de Física d'Altes Energies, Barcelone, Espagne)
Thursday 31 March 2022 14:00 - Tours - bât E2, salle séminaire physique
Résumé :
We study the effect of a quantized gravitational wave on a LIGO/VIRGO-type gravitational wave detector. We find that the arm-length is subject to a stochastic tidal force whose properties depend on the exact quantum state of the gravitational field, if the gravitational field is quantized. The quantum nature of gravity may thus be detectable as an additional noise source at gravitational wave detectors.
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