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Energy transfer between gravitational waves and quantum matter

Quantum Physics 2023-10-02 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

We study the interaction between gravitational waves and quantum matter such as Bose-Einstein condensates, super-fluid Helium, or ultra-cold solids, explicitly taking into account the changes of the trapping potential induced by the gravitational wave. As a possible observable, we consider the change of energy due to the gravitational wave, for which we derive rigorous bounds in terms of kinetic energy and particle number. Finally, we discuss implications for possible experimental tests.

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@article{arxiv.2302.14694,
  title  = {Energy transfer between gravitational waves and quantum matter},
  author = {Jonathan Gräfe and Falk Adamietz and Ralf Schützhold},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.14694},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

8 pages, added appendix B

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