Tests of General Relativity with GW170817
California Institute of Technology · Louisiana State University · +198 more institutions
Abstract
The recent discovery by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo of a gravitational wave signal from a binary neutron star inspiral has enabled tests of general relativity (GR) with this new type of source. This source, for the first time, permits tests of strong-field dynamics of compact binaries in the presence of matter. In this Letter, we place constraints on the dipole radiation and possible deviations from GR in the post-Newtonian coefficients that govern the inspiral regime. Bounds on modified dispersion of gravitational waves are obtained; in combination with information from the observed electromagnetic counterpart we can also constrain effects due to large extra dimensions. Finally, the polarization content…
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- FWCI
- 52.48
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- 100%
- References
- 116
Authors
1146- BPB. P. AbbottCorresponding
California Institute of Technology
- RAR. Abbott
California Institute of Technology
- TDT. D. Abbott
Louisiana State University
- FAF. Acernese
University of Salerno, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli
- KAK. Ackley
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, Monash University
Topics & keywords
- General relativity
- Physics
- Theory of relativity
- Theoretical physics
- Classical mechanics
Funding
- NSNational Science Foundation
- KFKavli Foundation
- CICanadian Institute for Advanced Research
- IDInstitut des Origines de Lyon
- OMOntario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation
- LTLeverhulme Trust
- RSRoyal Society
- SFScottish Funding Council
- SUScottish Universities Physics AllianceAward: GEO600
- ECEuropean CommissionAward: 57,58
- NRNational Research Foundation
- DODepartment of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
- COCouncil of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
- ASAbdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
- SNSchweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- NNNational Natural Science Foundation of China
- RFRussian Foundation for Basic Research
- ICIndustry Canada
- NONederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
- GVGeneralitat Valenciana
- HSHungarian Scientific Research Fund
- NRNational Research Foundation of Korea
- CRConseil Régional, Île-de-France
- NCNarodowe Centrum Nauki
- MOMinistry of Education, India
- MOMinistry of Science and Technology, Taiwan
- CNCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- RSRussian Science Foundation
- MDMinistero dello Sviluppo Economico
- NKNemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- INIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- ISICTP South American Institute for Fundamental Research
- GDGovern de les Illes Balears
- NSNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- SAScience and Technology Facilities CouncilAwards: ST/I006242/1, ST/S000305/1, ST/N000064/1, ST/K005014/1, ST/L000946/1, ST/I006269/1, ST/H002006/1, ST/N005406/2, ST/N005406/1, ST/L003465/1, Gravitational Waves, 2142081, ST/N000633/1, ST/G504284/1, ST/N00003X/1, ST/L000911/1, ST/L000954/1, 1654298, ST/K005014/2, ST/M005844/1, 1653089, ST/L000962/1, ST/K000845/1, ST/N005716/1, 1802888, ST/N005422/1, ST/L000938/1, ST/J000019/1, 1802894, ST/T000147/1, ST/N005481/1, ST/J00166X/1, ST/N000072/1, ST/R00045X/1, ST/N000080/1, ST/M000931/1, ST/V001396/1, ST/M006735/1, ST/N005430/1, 1945971
- ARAustralian Research Council
- SAScience and Engineering Research Board
- INInstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
- EREuropean Regional Development Fund
- AEAgencia Estatal de Investigación
- CDConselleria d'Educació, Investigació, Cultura i Esport
- NRNational Research, Development and Innovation Office
- DODivision of Human Resource Development