Theoretical physics implications of the binary black-hole mergers GW150914 and GW151226
Nicolás YuneseXtreme Gravity Institute, Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana 59717, USAKent YagiDepartment of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USAFrans PretoriusDepartment of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA
2016en
ABI
Abstract
The recent gravitational wave observations GW150914 and GW151226 reported by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations confirmed a key prediction of general relativity (GR). In this recent Physical Review D paper, the authors ask whether these events are also compatible with a variety of modifications of GR and alternative theories of gravity. In this wide-ranging and thorough study, the authors find that the recent observations put severe constraints on these non-standard theories.
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