Generation of Gravitational Waves by a Standing Electromagnetic Wave
А. Н. Морозов, В. И. Пустовойт, И. В. Фомин
Abstract
Abstract The process of generating gravitational waves by a standing electromagnetic wave is considered. The description of gravitational waves coupled with the electromagnetic field is carried out on the basis of linearized Einstein gravity. It is shown that such gravitational-electromagnetic waves inside a Fabry-Perrot resonator lead to generation of the usual high-frequency transverse-traceless gravitational waves which propagate in two mutually opposite directions in empty space outside the resonator. A comparison of gravitational waves coupled with the electromagnetic field and free waves in empty space is carried out.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsGravitational waveElectromagnetic radiationGravitational fieldElectromagnetic fieldGravitational-wave observatoryGravitational redshiftResonatorQuantum electrodynamicsMechanical waveClassical mechanicsWave propagationLongitudinal waveOpticsQuantum mechanicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchRelativity and Gravitational TheoryGeophysics and Sensor Technology