Article
Gravity's Light in the Shadow of the Moon
International Journal of Modern Physics D
(2018)
Abstract
In this essay we look at the possibility of vacuum production of very low frequency electromagnetic radiation from a gravitational wave background (i.e. gravity's light). We also propose that this counterpart electromagnetic radiation should be detectable by a lunar orbiting satellite which is periodically occulted by the Moon (i.e. in the shadow of the Moon). For concreteness we consider the possibility of detection of both the gravitational wave and hypothesized electromagnetic radiation counterpart from the supernova core collapse of Betelgeuse.
Keywords
- general relativity,
- quantum cosmology,
- gravitational waves,
- The Moon
Disciplines
Publication Date
October 17, 2018
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218271818470211
Publisher Statement
This is an essay written for the Gravity Research Foundation 2018 Awards for Essays on Gravitation. It was awarded an "Honorable Mention" in that event. Full text of this essay, and other writings, available in arXiv.org: <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1805.06788">link</a>
Citation Information
Andri Gretarsson, Preston Jones and Douglas Singleton. "Gravity's Light in the Shadow of the Moon" International Journal of Modern Physics D Vol. 27 Iss. 14 (2018) ISSN: 0218-2718 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/preston-jones/1/