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Here we propose a new gravitational waves(GWs) detector in broad frequency band, which is operated at exceptional points(EPs) in micro cavities. The detected signal is an eigenfrequency split of the mechanical modes caused by the spatial…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-04 Jian Liu , Lei Chen , Fei He , Ka-Di Zhu

This contribution is divided in two parts. The first part provides a text-book level introduction to gravitational radiation. The key concepts required for a discussion of gravitational-wave physics are introduced. In particular, the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 Nils Andersson , Kostas D Kokkotas

There are a number of theoretical predictions for astrophysical and cosmological objects, which emit high frequency ($10^6-10^9$~Hz) Gravitation Waves (GW) or contribute somehow to the stochastic high frequency GW background. Here we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-18 Maxim Goryachev , Michael E. Tobar

A recent proposal describes space based gravitational wave (GW) detection with optical lattice atomic clocks [Kolkowitz et. al., Phys. Rev. D 94, 124043 (2016)] [1]. Based on their setup, we propose a new measurement method for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-15 Feifan He , Baocheng Zhang

In this paper, we systematically study gravitational waves (GWs) produced by remote compact astrophysical sources. To describe such GWs properly, we introduce three scales, $\lambda, \; L_c$ and $L$, denoting, respectively, the typical…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-30 Jared Fier , Xiongjun Fang , Bowen Li , Shinji Mukohyama , Anzhong Wang , Tao Zhu

Electromagnetic methods recently proposed for detecting gravitational waves modify the Michelson phase shift analysis (historically employed for special relativity). We suggest that a frequency modulation analysis is more suited to general…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. Sivasubramanian , Y. N. Srivastava , A. Widom

We explore a novel process in the early Universe in which thermalized photons are converted into gravitons in the presence of strong primordial magnetic fields. It is found that the frequency of generated gravitational waves (GWs) is…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-19 Tomohiro Fujita , Kohei Kamada , Yuichiro Nakai

Gravitational-wave detection has been pursued relentlessly for over 40 years. With the imminent operation of a new generation of laser interferometers, it is expected that detections will become a common occurrence. The research into more…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-03-14 Rana X Adhikari

The gravitational wave (GW) spectrum at frequencies above a kHz is a largely unexplored frontier. We show that detectors with sensitivity to single-phonon excitations in crystal targets can search for GWs with frequencies, $\mathrm{THz}…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-04-18 Yonatan Kahn , Jan Schütte-Engel , Tanner Trickle

The models currently used in the detection of gravitational waves (GWs) either do not consider a relative motion between the center-of-mass of the source and the observer, or usually only consider its effect on the frequencies of GWs.…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-04-28 Alejandro Torres-Orjuela , Xian Chen , Zhoujian Cao , Pau Amaro-Seoane , Peng Peng

A new detection method for ultra-low frequency gravitational waves (GWs) with a frequency much lower than the observational range of pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) was suggested in Yonemaru et al. (2016). In the PTA analysis, ultra-low…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-05-02 Naoyuki Yonemaru , Hiroki Kumamoto , Keitaro Takahashi , Sachiko Kuroyanagi

(Abridged) This thesis presents long-term timing results on 20 millisecond pulsars (MSPs). It has been predicted that such timing may detect gravitational waves (GWs) - a major (but untested) prediction of general relativity. Our results…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-06-24 Joris P. W. Verbiest

Gravitational waves (GWs) can resonate with magnetic fields through the Gertsenshtein-Zeldovich effect, producing electromagnetic signals at the same frequency. In pulsar magnetospheres, this conversion may yield a faint radio-band signal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-22 Wei Hong , Peng He , Tong-Jie Zhang , Shi-Yu Li , Pei Wang

Gravitational waves are ripples in the space time fabric when high energy events such as black hole mergers or neutron star collisions take place. The first Gravitational Wave (GW) detection (GW150914) was made by the Laser Interferometer…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-04-13 Yash Chauhan

Since the first detection of gravitational-wave (GW), GW150914, September 14th 2015, the multi-messenger astronomy added a new way of observing the Universe together with electromagnetic (EM) waves and neutrinos. After two years, GW…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-11-14 Pil-Jong Jung , Keun-Young Kim , Young-Min Kim , John J. Oh , Sang Hoon Oh , Edwin J. Son

It is presented a brief review on gravitational waves (GWs). It is shown how the wave equation is obtained from Einstein's equations and how many and how are the polarization modes of these waves. It is discussed the reasons why GWs sources…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2013-05-14 J. C. N. de Araujo

Although gravitational waves are now routinely observed, the detection of individual gravitons has long been regarded as impossible. Recent work, however, has demonstrated that single-graviton detection can be achieved and may be feasible…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 Kristian Toccacelo , Thomas Beitel , Ulrik Lund Andersen , Igor Pikovski

The first direct measurement of gravitational waves by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations has opened up new avenues to explore our Universe. This white paper outlines the challenges and gains expected in gravitational wave searches at…

Gravitational Waves (GWs) are tiny ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted by Einstein's General Relativity. Pulsar timing arrays (PTAs) are well poised to detect low frequency ($10^{-9}$ -- $10^{-7}$ Hz) GWs in the near future. There…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 J. A. Ellis , F. A. Jenet , M. A. McLaughlin

After first reviewing the gravitational wave (GW) spectral classification. we discuss the sensitivities of GW detection in space aimed at low frequency band (100 nHz-100 mHz) and middle frequency band (100 mHz-10 Hz). The science goals are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-01-24 Wei-Tou Ni