Author(s)

Xiaochun Mei¹, Zhixun Huang², Policarpo Yōshin Ulianov³, Ping Yu⁴

¹Institute of Innovative Physics in Fuzhou, Fuzhou, China.
²Communication University of China, Beijing, China.
³Equalix Tecnologia LTDA, Florianópolis, Brazil.
⁴Cognitech Calculating Technology Institute, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

It is proved strictly based on general relativity that two important factors are neglected in LIGO experiments by using Michelson interferometers so that fatal mistakes were caused. One is that the gravitational wave changes the wavelength of light. Another is that light’s speed is not a constant when gravitational waves exist. According to general relativity, gravitational wave affects spatial distance, so it also affects the wavelength of light synchronously. By considering this fact, the phase differences of lasers were invariable when gravitational waves passed through Michelson interferometers. In addition, when gravitational waves exist, the spatial part of metric changes but the time part of metric is unchanged. In this way, light’s speed is not a constant. When the calculation method of time difference is used in LIGO experiments, the phase shift of interference fringes is still zero. So the design principle of LIGO experiment is wrong. It was impossible for LIGO to detect gravitational wave by using Michelson interferometers. Because light’s speed is not a constant, the signals of LIGO experiments become mismatching. It means that these signals are noises actually, caused by occasional reasons, no gravitational waves are detected really. In fact, in the history of physics, Michelson and Morley tried to find the absolute motion of the earth by using Michelson interferometers but failed at last. The basic principle of LIGO experiment is the same as that of Michelson-Morley experiment in which the phases of lights were invariable. Only zero result can be obtained, so LIGO experiments are destined failed to find gravitational waves.

Gravitational Wave, LIGO Experiment, General Relativity, Special Relativity, Michelson Interferometer, Michelson-Morley Experiment, GW150914, WG151226

Mei, X. , Huang, Z. , Yōshin Ulianov, P. and Yu, P. (2016) LIGO Experiments Cannot Detect Gravitational Waves by Using Laser Michelson Interferometers—Light’s Wavelength and Speed Change Simultaneously When Gravitational Waves Exist Which Make the Detections of Gravitational Waves Impossible for LIGO Experiments. Journal of Modern Physics, 7, 1749-1761. doi: 10.4236/jmp.2016.713157.