Gravitational-Wave Tests of General Relativity with Ground-Based Detectors and Pulsar-Timing Arrays

被引:358
作者
Yunes, Nicolas [1 ]
Siemens, Xavier [2 ]
机构
[1] Montana State Univ, Dept Phys, Bozeman, MT 59717 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Ctr Gravitat Cosmol & Astrophys, Milwaukee, WI 53201 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
General relativity; Gravitational waves; Pulsar timing; Experimental tests; Observational tests; Alternative theories; Compact binaries; BRANS-DICKE THEORY; EQUATION-OF-STATE; SCALAR-TENSOR THEORIES; NO-HAIR THEOREM; MODIFIED DISPERSION-RELATIONS; PREFERRED-FRAME THEORIES; DILATONIC BLACK-HOLES; MULTIPOLE MOMENTS; NEUTRON-STARS; ALTERNATIVE THEORIES;
D O I
10.12942/lrr-2013-9
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
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. Einstein's theory has been greatly constrained in the quasi-linear, quasi-stationary regime, where gravity is weak and velocities are small. Gravitational waves will allow us to probe a complimentary, yet previously unexplored regime: the non-linear and dynamical strong-field regime. Such a regime is, for example, applicable to compact binaries coalescing, where characteristic velocities can reach fifty percent the speed of light and gravitational fields are large and dynamical. This review begins with the theoretical basis and the predicted gravitational-wave observables of modified gravity theories. The review continues with a brief description of the detectors, including both gravitational-wave interferometers and pulsar-timing arrays, leading to a discussion of the data analysis formalism that is applicable for such tests. The review ends with a discussion of gravitational-wave tests for compact binary systems.
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