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Relic Gravitational Waves and Their Detection

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Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Graviy in Space

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The range of expected amplitudes and spectral slopes of relic (squeezed) gravitational waves, predicted by theory and partially supported by observations, is within the reach of sensitive gravity-wave detectors. In the most favorable case, the detection of relic gravitational waves can be achieved by the cross-correlation of outputs of the initial laser interferometers in LIGO, VIRGO, GEO600. In the more realistic case, the sensitivity of advanced ground-based and space-based laser interferometers will be needed. The specific statistical signature of relic gravitational waves, associated with the phenomenon of squeezing, is a potential reserve for further improvement of the signal to noise ratio.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, CF23YB, Cardiff, UK

    Leonid P. Grishchuk

  2. Sternberg Astronomical Institute, Moscow University, 119899, Moscow, Russia

    Leonid P. Grishchuk

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  1. Institute for Experimental Physics, Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, German

    Claus Lämmerzahl

  2. W.W.Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

    C. W. Francis Everitt

  3. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Cologne, 50923, Köln, Germany

    Friedrich W. Hehl

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Grishchuk, L.P. (2001). Relic Gravitational Waves and Their Detection. In: Lämmerzahl, C., Everitt, C.W.F., Hehl, F.W. (eds) Gyros, Clocks, Interferometers...: Testing Relativistic Graviy in Space. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 562. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-40988-2_9

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