Séminaire / Seminar GReCO |
| « Quantum mechanics of gravitational waves » |
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George Zahariade |
| 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 could thus (in principle) be detectable as an additional noise source at gravitational wave detectors. |
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jeudi 13 avril 2023 - 11:15 Salle des séminaires Évry Schatzman Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris |
| Pages web du séminaire / Seminar's webpage |