Abstract:
Mathematical model of gravitational wave detector is described by the Hamiltonian of the
quantum oscillator perturbed by a periodic potential, and it's evolution is described by the
Wigner function $W(p,q, t)$. We prove that there exists a stochastic representation of $W(p,q, t)$ as the mathematical expectation of a functional of the Poisson random jump process in the
phase space. The stochastic representation of the Wigner function is used for the Monte-
Carlo simulation of the quantum evolution of the measuring device and the output signal of
a realistic gravitational wave detector like LIGO gravitometer.
The main conclusion is that the quantum of interaction between the gravitational wave and
the detector reduces the confidence of measurements.