Gauge invariance and the detection of gravitational radiation
David Garfinkle
TL;DR
This paper discusses the challenges of detecting gravitational waves due to general relativity's coordinate invariance, resolving these issues through an analogy with the Aharonov-Bohm effect in quantum mechanics.
Contribution
It clarifies the subtle gauge invariance issues in gravitational wave detection and proposes an analogy-based resolution.
Findings
Identifies gauge invariance issues in gravitational wave detection
Proposes an analogy with the Aharonov-Bohm effect to resolve these issues
Enhances understanding of gravitational radiation measurement
Abstract
The detection of gravitational radiation raises some subtle issues having to do with the coordinate invariance of general relativity. This paper explains these issues and their resolution by using an analogy with the Aharonov-Bohm effect of quantum mechanics.
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