Spin Hall effect of gravitational waves
Spin Hall effect of gravitational waves
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DOI：
10.1103/physrevd.98.061701
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发表时间：
2017-08
影响因子：
5
通讯作者：
N. Yamamoto
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作者：
N. Yamamoto
Gravitons possess a Berry curvature due to their helicity. We derive the semiclassical equations of motion for gravitons taking into account the Berry curvature. We show that this quantum correction leads to the splitting of the trajectories of right- and left-handed gravitational waves in curved space. This is the spin Hall effect (SHE) of gravitational waves. We find that the SHE of gravitational waves is twice as large as that of light. Possible future observations of the SHE of gravitational waves can potentially test the quantum nature of gravitons beyond the classical general relativity.
