A common misconception about LIGO detectors of gravitational waves

Details A common misconception about LIGO detectors of gravitational waves A common misconception about LIGO detectors of gravitational waves

2007-02-14

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0702079v1

Gen.Rel.Grav.39:677-684.2007

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

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A common misconception about laser interferometric detectors of gravitational waves purports that, because the wavelength of laser light and the length of an interferometer's arm are both stretched by a gravitational wave, no effect should be visible, invoking an analogy with cosmological redshift in an expanding universe. The issue is clarified with the help of a direct calculation.

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