Large-scale optical interferometry in general spacetimes
arXiv:1911.05156 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.101.104052
Abstract
We introduce a convenient formalism to evaluate the frequency-shift affecting a light signal propagating on a general curved background. Our formulation, which is based on the laws of geometric optics in a general relativistic setting, allows to obtain a transparent generalization of the Doppler frequency-shift without requiring to perform Local Lorentz transformations. It is easily applicable to stationary spacetimes, and in particular to the near-Earth experiments where geometry is described in the parametrized post-Newtonian approximation. We apply our recipe to evaluate the phase-shift arising in large-scale optical interferometric experiments, as the optical version of the Colella-Overhauser-Werner experiment.
8 pages, 3 figures
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