Gravitational Waves on Conductors
Abstract
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We consider a gravitational wave of arbitrary frequency incident on a normal or a super-conductor. The gravitationally induced fields inside the conductor are derived. The outward propagating EM waves are calculated for a low frequency wave on a small sphere and for a high frequency wave incident on a large disk. We estimate for both targets the GW to EM conversion efficiencies and also the magnitude of the superconductor's phase perturbation.
19 pages, revtex4, more realistic value used for the estimated high frequency cosmic gravitational wave amplitude
19 pages, revtex4, more realistic value used for the estimated high frequency cosmic gravitational wave amplitude