Testing general relativity with present and future astrophysical observations
One century after its formulation, Einstein's general relativity (GR) has made remarkable
predictions and turned out to be compatible with all experimental tests. Most of these tests …
predictions and turned out to be compatible with all experimental tests. Most of these tests …
Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences:(I) inspiral–merger
The observation of the inspiral and merger of compact binaries by the LIGO/Virgo
collaboration ushered in a new era in the study of strong-field gravity. We review current and …
collaboration ushered in a new era in the study of strong-field gravity. We review current and …
Horizon-scale tests of gravity theories and fundamental physics from the Event Horizon Telescope image of Sagittarius A
Horizon-scale images of black holes (BHs) and their shadows have opened an
unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field …
unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field …
[HTML][HTML] Gravitational-wave tests of general relativity with ground-based detectors and pulsar-timing arrays
This review is focused on tests of Einstein's theory of general relativity with gravitational
waves that are detectable by ground-based interferometers and pulsar-timing experiments …
waves that are detectable by ground-based interferometers and pulsar-timing experiments …
Chern–Simons modified general relativity
S Alexander, N Yunes - Physics Reports, 2009 - Elsevier
Chern–Simons modified gravity is an effective extension of general relativity that captures
leading-order, gravitational parity violation. Such an effective theory is motivated by anomaly …
leading-order, gravitational parity violation. Such an effective theory is motivated by anomaly …
Fundamental theoretical bias in gravitational wave astrophysics<? format?> and the parametrized post-Einsteinian framework
N Yunes, F Pretorius - Physical Review D—Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and …, 2009 - APS
We consider the concept of fundamental bias in gravitational wave astrophysics as the
assumption that general relativity is the correct theory of gravity during the entire wave …
assumption that general relativity is the correct theory of gravity during the entire wave …
Testing general relativity with low-frequency, space-based gravitational-wave detectors
JR Gair, M Vallisneri, SL Larson, JG Baker - Living Reviews in Relativity, 2013 - Springer
We review the tests of general relativity that will become possible with space-based
gravitational-wave detectors operating in the∼ 10− 5− 1 Hz low-frequency band. The …
gravitational-wave detectors operating in the∼ 10− 5− 1 Hz low-frequency band. The …
Slowly rotating black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity:<? format?> Deformation quadratic in the spin
We derive a stationary and axisymmetric black hole solution to quadratic order in the spin
angular momentum. The previously found, linear-in-spin terms modify the odd-parity sector …
angular momentum. The previously found, linear-in-spin terms modify the odd-parity sector …
Dynamical Chern-Simons modified gravity: Spinning black holes<? format?> in the slow-rotation approximation
N Yunes, F Pretorius - Physical Review D—Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and …, 2009 - APS
The low-energy limit of string theory contains an anomaly-canceling correction to the
Einstein-Hilbert action, which defines an effective theory: Chern-Simons (CS) modified …
Einstein-Hilbert action, which defines an effective theory: Chern-Simons (CS) modified …
Null geodesics and shadow of a rotating black hole in extended Chern-Simons modified gravity
L Amarilla, EF Eiroa, G Giribet - … Review D—Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and …, 2010 - APS
The Chern-Simons modification to general relativity in four dimensions consists of adding to
the Einstein-Hilbert term a scalar field that couples to the first-class Pontryagin density. In …
the Einstein-Hilbert term a scalar field that couples to the first-class Pontryagin density. In …