Statistical physics IV

PHYS-436

Questions for paper:What is the working principle ...

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Questions for paper:

  • What is the working principle of the GW interferometer?
  • What are the different elements of the system? What is the full Hamiltonian of the system?
  • What are the equations of motion (ie Langevin equations) and their solutions?
  • After simplifications, the variance of the detected signal has 3 terms (eq. 2.68). Explain the physical meaning of each one. Explain them based on figure 2.
  • What is the standard quantum limit?