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We analyze theoretical models of gravitational waves generation in the interaction of high intensity laser with matter, namely ablation and piston models. We analyse the generated gravitational waves in linear approximation of gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-18 Hedvika Kadlecová , Ondřej Klimo , Stefan Weber , Georg Korn

The possibility of exciting the g-modes of a solar-type star as a consequence of the gravitational interaction with a close companion (a planet or a brown dwarf) is studied by a perturbative approach. The amplitude of the emitted…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Emanuele Berti , Valeria Ferrari

The emission of gravitational waves from a system of massive objects interacting on elliptical, hyperbolic and parabolic orbits is studied in the quadrupole approximation. Analytical expressions are then derived for the gravitational wave…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-06-29 M. De Laurentis , S. Capozziello

The gravitational field of a laser pulse of finite lifetime, is investigated in the framework of linearized gravity. Although the effects are very small, they may be of fundamental physical interest. It is shown that the gravitational field…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-01-04 Dennis Rätzel , Martin Wilkens , Ralf Menzel

The nonlinear interaction between electromagnetic, electrostatic and gravitational waves in a Vlasov plasma is reconsidered. By using a orthonormal tetrad description the three-wave coupling coefficients are computed. Comparing with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-14 G. Brodin , M. Forsberg , M. Marklund , D. Eriksson

Gravitational waves propagate at the speed of light in general relativity, because of its special relativistic basis. However, light propagation is linked to the electromagnetic phenomena, with the permittivity and permeability constants as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-11-14 C. S. Unnikrishnan , George T. Gillies

We study the interaction between gravitational waves and a quantum two-level system consisting of a spin 1/2 particle using the formalism of the proper detector frame. This approach highlights the effects of gravitational waves on both the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-28 Matteo Luca Ruggiero

We discuss the quantum mechanical description of a gravitational wave interacting with a cavity electromagnetic field. Quantum fluctuations of the gravitational vacuum induce squeezing in the optical field. Moreover, this squeezing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-06-19 Thiago Guerreiro

We derive a relation between the two polarization modes of a plane, linear gravitational wave in the second-order approximation. Since these two polarizations are not independent, an initially monochromatic gravitational wave loses its…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-10-05 Nikodem J. Poplawski

The physics of gravitational wave and its detection in the recent experiment by the LIGO collaboration is discussed in simple terms for a general audience. The main article is devoid of any mathematics, but an appendix is included for…

Popular Physics · Physics 2016-05-09 A K Chaudhuri

We present a new field theory of gravity. It incorporates a great part of General Relativity (GR) and can be interpreted in the standard geometrical way like GR as far as the interaction of matter to gravity is concerned. However, it…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Luciane R. de Freitas , M. Novello

I give an overview of the motivations for gravitational-wave research, concentrating on the aspects related to ``fundamental'' physics.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Michele Maggiore

We study conversion processes between gravitons and dark photons and reveal the effects of dark photons on the polarization of gravitational waves. Considering cosmological dark magnetic fields, we investigate the evolution of the intensity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-06 Kimihiro Nomura , Jiro Soda , Kazushige Ueda , Ziwei Wang

The existence of large--scale magnetic fields in the universe has led to the observation that if gravitational waves propagating in a cosmological environment encounter even a small magnetic field then electromagnetic radiation is produced.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-29 C. Barrabes , P. A. Hogan

Gravitational waves provide a unique window into gravity, cosmology, and high-energy physics, enabling the exploration of fundamental phenomena across a wide range of scales. This review presents a coherent and pedagogical framework that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-25 Azadeh Maleknejad

The gravitational field of an idealized plane-wave solution of the Maxwell equations can be described in closed form. After discussing this particular solution of the Einstein-Maxwell equations, the motion of neutral test particles, which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-09-28 Jan . W. van Holten

Future gravitational-wave observations will enable unprecedented and unique science in extreme gravity and fundamental physics answering questions about the nature of dynamical spacetimes, the nature of dark matter and the nature of compact…

Gravitational lensing by gravitational wave is considered. We notice that although final and initial direction of photons coincide, displacement between final and initial trajectories occurs. This displacement is calculated analytically for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-31 G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan , O. Yu. Tsupko

We discuss statistical and physical properties of cosmic microwave background polarization, both in Fourier and in real space. The latter allows for a more intuitive understanding of some of the geometric signatures. We present expressions…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Uros Seljak , Matias Zaldarriaga

The question whether gravitational waves are quantised or not can in principle be answered by the help of correlation measurements. If the gravitational waves are quantised and they are generated by the change of the background metrics then…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-31 I. Lovas