Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons
This paper explores the quantum and classical descriptions of gravitational wave detection in interferometers like LIGO. We demonstrate that a graviton scattering and quantum optics model succeeds in explaining the observed arm displacements, while the classical gravitational wave approach and a qua...
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| description | This paper explores the quantum and classical descriptions of gravitational wave detection in interferometers like LIGO. We demonstrate that a graviton scattering and quantum optics model succeeds in explaining the observed arm displacements, while the classical gravitational wave approach and a quantum graviton energy method also successfully predict the correct results. We provide a detailed analysis of why the quantum graviton energy approach succeeds, highlighting the importance of collective behavior and the quantum–classical correspondence in gravitational wave physics. Our findings contribute to the ongoing discussion about the quantum nature of gravity and its observable effects in macroscopic physics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-774b713e36bc47818e4380ec20ffde262025-01-24T13:51:32ZengMDPI AGUniverse2218-19972025-01-011112810.3390/universe11010028Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of GravitonsJohn W. Moffat0Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5, CanadaThis paper explores the quantum and classical descriptions of gravitational wave detection in interferometers like LIGO. We demonstrate that a graviton scattering and quantum optics model succeeds in explaining the observed arm displacements, while the classical gravitational wave approach and a quantum graviton energy method also successfully predict the correct results. We provide a detailed analysis of why the quantum graviton energy approach succeeds, highlighting the importance of collective behavior and the quantum–classical correspondence in gravitational wave physics. Our findings contribute to the ongoing discussion about the quantum nature of gravity and its observable effects in macroscopic physics.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/11/1/28gravitational wavesgraviton detectionLIGO |
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| title | Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons |
| title_full | Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons |
| title_fullStr | Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons |
| title_short | Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons |
| title_sort | gravitational wave and quantum graviton interferometer arm detection of gravitons |
| topic | gravitational waves graviton detection LIGO |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/11/1/28 |
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