Gravitational Wave and Quantum Graviton Interferometer Arm Detection of Gravitons

TL;DR

This paper compares quantum and classical models of gravitational wave detection, showing both approaches can predict arm displacements and discussing the quantum nature of gravity's observable effects.

Contribution

It introduces a quantum graviton scattering model that successfully explains interferometer measurements, advancing understanding of quantum gravity effects in macroscopic experiments.

Findings

Quantum graviton model explains arm displacements.

Classical and quantum models both predict results accurately.

Highlights the role of collective behavior in quantum gravity detection.

Abstract

This paper explores the quantum and classical descriptions of gravitational wave detection in interferometers like LIGO. We demonstrate that a graviton scattering and quantum optics model succeeds in explaining the observed arm displacements, while the classical gravitational wave approach and a quantum graviton energy method also successfully predict the correct results. We provide a detailed analysis of why the quantum graviton energy approach succeeds, highlighting the importance of collective behavior and the quantum-classical correspondence in gravitational wave physics. Our findings contribute to the ongoing discussion about the quantum nature of gravity and its observable effects in macroscopic physics.