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When you go to the extremes those tiny details suddenly aren't tiny details anymore. As a semi-random example, a significant source of noise in LIGO, the gravit
by magicalhippo 3y ago
When you go to the extremes those tiny details suddenly aren't tiny details anymore. As a semi-random example, a significant source of noise in LIGO, the gravitational wave detectors, is the push of photons striking the 40kg mirrors[1][2].
[1]: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/ligo-is-so-sensitive-it-shudders-with-the-quantum-noise-of-light/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/07/ligo-is-so-sensitive...
[2]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.01519 https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.01519