How Much Can Gravitons Be Squeezed?
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| author | Dorlis, Panagiotis Mavromatos, Nick E. Sarkar, Sarben Vlachos, Sotirios-Neilos |
| author_facet | Dorlis, Panagiotis Mavromatos, Nick E. Sarkar, Sarben Vlachos, Sotirios-Neilos |
| contents | Quantum Gravity remains elusive, largely because its observable effects are suppressed by powers of the Planck scale. Direct detection of single gravitons is widely believed to be impossible. Here we propose a concrete astrophysical mechanism that may overcome this suppression. We show that superradiant axion-like-particle clouds surrounding rotating black holes can generate multimode squeezed states of gravitons containing up to $10^6$ - $10^7$ correlated quanta. Such states exhibit distinctive polarization correlations and quantum-noise signatures that could be detectable in future gravitational-wave interferometers. Observation of these signatures would constitute direct evidence for the quantum nature of gravitational radiation. Conversely, their absence can place constraints on axion-cloud lifetimes. Our approach also provides a test of General Relativity as an effective field theory. |
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| spellingShingle | How Much Can Gravitons Be Squeezed? Dorlis, Panagiotis Mavromatos, Nick E. Sarkar, Sarben Vlachos, Sotirios-Neilos General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Quantum Physics Quantum Gravity remains elusive, largely because its observable effects are suppressed by powers of the Planck scale. Direct detection of single gravitons is widely believed to be impossible. Here we propose a concrete astrophysical mechanism that may overcome this suppression. We show that superradiant axion-like-particle clouds surrounding rotating black holes can generate multimode squeezed states of gravitons containing up to $10^6$ - $10^7$ correlated quanta. Such states exhibit distinctive polarization correlations and quantum-noise signatures that could be detectable in future gravitational-wave interferometers. Observation of these signatures would constitute direct evidence for the quantum nature of gravitational radiation. Conversely, their absence can place constraints on axion-cloud lifetimes. Our approach also provides a test of General Relativity as an effective field theory. |
| title | How Much Can Gravitons Be Squeezed? |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.14797 |