ON THE PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION IN THE FIELD OF A PLANE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE

Authors
MONTANARI E
Citation
E. Montanari, ON THE PROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC-RADIATION IN THE FIELD OF A PLANE GRAVITATIONAL-WAVE, Classical and quantum gravity, 15(8), 1998, pp. 2493-2507
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Classical and quantum gravity → ACNP
ISSN journal
02649381
Volume
15
Issue
8
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2493 - 2507
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-9381(1998)15:8<2493:OTPOEI>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The propagation of free electromagnetic radiation in the field of a pl ane gravitational wave is investigated. A solution is found one order of approximation beyond the limit of geometrical optics in both the tr ansverse-traceless (TT) gauge and Fermi normal coordinate (FNC) system . The results are applied to the study of polarization perturbations. Two experimental schemes are investigated in order to verify the possi bility of observing these perturbations, but it is found that the effe cts are exceedingly small.