Watching Gravitational Waves

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dc.creatorMoortgat, Joachim
dc.date2001-04-02
dc.date2001-04-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T03:25:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T03:25:48Z
dc.descriptionIn the vicinity of merging neutron strar binaries or supernova remnants, gravitational waves can interact with the prevailing strong magnetic fields. The resulting partial conversion of gravitational waves into electromagnetic (radio) waves might prove to be an indirect way of detecting gravitational waves from such sources. Another interesting interaction considered in this article is the excitation of magnetosonic plasma waves by a gravitational wave passing through the surrounding plasma. The transfer of gravitational wave energy into the plasma might help to fuel the `fireball' of electromagnetic radiation observed in gamma ray bursts. In the last section of the article, a dispersion relation is derived for such magnetosonic plasma waves driven by a gravitational wave.
dc.descriptionSupervisors: Gerard 't Hooft and Jan Kuijpers
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0104006
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0104006
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/33856
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.titleWatching Gravitational Waves
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