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Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-01-08 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Quantum Physics

Abstract

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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@article{arxiv.2411.06265,
  title  = {Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons},
  author = {John W. Moffat},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.06265},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

6 pages no figures, revised version