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  13. \newcommand{\GWA}{\textsc{GW150914}}
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  18. \section{Introduction}
  19. In 1916, Einstein predicted the existence of gravity waves as a consequence of his theory of general relativity. However, despite a century of experimental effort, direct observation eluded scientists until September 2015 when the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) observed a gravity wave resulting from a binary black hole merger.
  20. \section{The History of Gravity Waves}
  21. \subsection{From General Relativity to Gravitational Waves}
  22. Ever since the initial prediction of gravity waves
  23. For the purposes of describing the detection of gravity waves, I will start by introducing the \emph{stress-energy tensor} $T^{\alpha\beta}$ which satisfies the relation \[T^{\alpha\beta}\Sigma_\beta = P^\alpha.\] Where $P^\alpha$ is the total 4-momentum that flows through the a small 3-volume $\Sigma_\beta$. Now the question is: how does one interpret the components of $T^{\alpha\beta}$? Consider first the $P^0$ equation. This can be expanded as \[P^0 = T^{00} \Sigma_0 + T^{0i} \Sigma_i, \quad i\in\left\{1,2,3\right\}.\]
  24. % If this is unclear, consider the 3-dimensional case where $\Sigma_i$ is a surface. This surface can equivalently be expressed as \[\Sigma_i=A\hat{n}.\] Where A is the area of the surface and $\hat{n}$ is the unit-normal to the surface.
  25. % Where \[\Sigma_\beta\] is a 3-volume vector in 4-dimensional lorentz space. If this is unclear, consider that a 2-volume in 3-dimensional space, i.e. a rectangle, can be combined with a vector to form a 3-volume. Similarly, a 3-volume in 4-dimensional space can be combined with another vector(tensor) to create a scalar(tensor with reduced rank).
  26. $P^\alpha$ is the 4-momentum that flows through the spatial
  27. \subsection{Early Efforts at Detection}
  28. \section{The Advanced LIGO Detector}
  29. \subsection{Principle of Operation}
  30. LIGO is at its heart a Michelson style interferometer. This type of interferometer is displayed schematically in \fig{interferometer_schematic}. The interferometer works by first producing a coherant light source, typically a laser, and then splitting the source into two beams that take different paths. The beams are then recombined and made to interfere with each other. The resulting interference pattern can then be used to infer the difference in the path lengths taken by the two lasers. To be more concrete, consider \fig{interferometer_fringe_formation}. The left configuration shows the case where the beams are recombined with perfect alignment. The points $S'_1$ and $S'_2$ show the virtual source points. Meaning the
  31. \begin{figure}[b]
  32. \centering
  33. \includegraphics[width=0.40\textwidth]{figures/interferometer_schematic.png}
  34. \caption{Schematic representation of a basic interferometer. Image credit: Wikipedia}
  35. \label{fig::interferometer_schematic}
  36. \end{figure}
  37. \begin{figure}[b]
  38. \centering
  39. \includegraphics[width=0.40\textwidth]{figures/interferometer_fringe_formation.png}
  40. \caption{Image credit: Wikipedia}
  41. \label{fig::interferometer_fringe_formation}
  42. \end{figure}
  43. \section{Signal Extraction}
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  46. \section{Observations}
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  49. \subsection{\GWA}
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  52. \subsection{\GWB}
  53. \section{Cosmological Implications}
  54. \section{Conclusions}
  55. \begin{appendices}
  56. \section{App 1}
  57. \section{App 2}
  58. \end{appendices}
  59. \bibliographystyle{plain}
  60. \footnotesize
  61. \bibliography{references}
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  69. % \end{thebibliography}
  70. \end{document}
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