Noncommutative quantum mechanics of a test particle under linearly polarized gravitational waves
Description
We consider the quantum dynamics of a test particle first with no potential and then with hermonic oscillator potential in noncommutative space under the influence of a passing linearized gravitational wave in the long wave-length and low-velocity limit. A prescription for quantizing the classical Hamiltonian for these systems is proposed. While both the solutions show noncommutative signatures, for the hermonic oscillator case a resonance scenario is found. We expect this noncommutative signature to show up as some noise source in the GW detection experiments since the recent phenomenological upper-bounds set on spatial noncommutative parameter implies a length-scale comparable to the length-variations due to the passage of gravitational waves, detectable in the present day GW detectors.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/405/1/012029Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 405
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [4 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- International conference on modern perspectives of cosmology and gravitation
- Acronym
- COSGRAV12
- Dates
- 7-11 Feb 2012
- Place
- Kolkata (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44049554
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; COMMUTATION RELATIONS; COSMOLOGY; GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; HAMILTONIANS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NOISE; OSCILLATORS; POTENTIALS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RADIATION DETECTION; SPACE; TEST PARTICLES; VARIATIONS; VELOCITY; WAVELENGTHS
- Descriptors DEC
- DETECTION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MECHANICS; PHYSICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS; RADIATION DETECTORS