Gravitational waves could leave traces in light from cold atoms
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A single atom is one of the last places one would expect to find a gravitational wave. These ripples in spacetime are caused by movements of massive objects such as black holes, and they are typically detected using instruments that measure tiny changes in the distance between mirrors separated by kilometres. Their home territory is on large scales, not the microscopic scale of an atom.
Despite this, physicists have questioned for decades whether gravitational waves might affect how often atoms
Despite this, physicists have questioned for decades whether gravitational waves might affect how often atoms
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