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Mathematical models and computer experiment
The quantum gravitational wave detector
A. M. Chebotarev, A. V. Churkin M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Physics
Abstract:
Mathematical model of gravitational wave detector is described by the Hamiltonian of the
quantum oscillator perturbed by a periodic potential, and it's evolution is described by the
Wigner function $W(p,q, t)$. We prove that there exists a stochastic representation of $W(p,q, t)$ as the mathematical expectation of a functional of the Poisson random jump process in the
phase space. The stochastic representation of the Wigner function is used for the Monte-
Carlo simulation of the quantum evolution of the measuring device and the output signal of
a realistic gravitational wave detector like LIGO gravitometer.
The main conclusion is that the quantum of interaction between the gravitational wave and
the detector reduces the confidence of measurements.
Received: 29.10.1998
Citation:
A. M. Chebotarev, A. V. Churkin, “The quantum gravitational wave detector”, Matem. Mod., 11:8 (1999), 32–44
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https://www.mathnet.ru/eng/mm1148 https://www.mathnet.ru/eng/mm/v11/i8/p32
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