Properties and Patterns of Polarized Gravitational Waves
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2022-12-22 v3
Abstract
We discuss polarization of gravitational radiation within the standard framework of linearized general relativity. The recent experimental discovery of gravitational waves provides the impetus to revisit the implications of the spin-rotation-gravity coupling for polarized gravitational radiation; therefore, we consider the coupling of helicity of gravitational waves to the rotation of an observer or the gravitomagnetic field of a rotating astronomical source. Observational possibilities regarding polarization-dependent effects in connection with future gravitational wave detectors are briefly explored.
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@article{arxiv.2211.01691,
title = {Properties and Patterns of Polarized Gravitational Waves},
author = {Bahram Mashhoon and Sohrab Rahvar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.01691},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
22 pages; v2: presentation improved, references added, invited contribution to appear in Universe; v3: minor improvements