Testing post-Newtonian theory with gravitational wave observations

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作者
Arun, K. G. [1 ]
Iyer, B. R.
Qusailah, M. S. S.
Sathyaprakash, B. S.
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[1] Raman Res Inst, Bangalore 560080, Karnataka, India
[2] Cardiff Univ, Sch Phys & Astron, Cardiff CF24 3YB, Wales
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10.1088/0264-9381/23/9/L01
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
The Laser Interferometric Space Antenna (LISA) will observe supermassive black hole binary mergers with an amplitude signal-to-noise ratio of several thousand. We investigate the extent to which such observations afford high-precision tests of Einstein's gravity. We show that LISA provides a unique opportunity to probe the nonlinear structure of post-Newtonian theory both in the context of general relativity and its alternatives.
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页码:L37 / L43
页数:7
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