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Multiparameter tests of general relativity using multiband gravitational-wave observations

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2020-11-12 v3

Abstract

In this Letter we show that multiband observations of stellar-mass binary black holes by the next generation of ground-based observatories (3G) and the space-based Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) would facilitate a comprehensive test of general relativity by simultaneously measuring all the post-Newtonian (PN) coefficients. Multiband observations would measure most of the known PN phasing coefficients to an accuracy below a few percent---two orders-of-magnitude better than the best bounds achievable from even `golden' binaries in the 3G or LISA bands. Such multiparameter bounds would play a pivotal role in constraining the parameter space of modified theories of gravity beyond general relativity.

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@article{arxiv.2005.09607,
  title  = {Multiparameter tests of general relativity using multiband gravitational-wave observations},
  author = {Anuradha Gupta and Sayantani Datta and Shilpa Kastha and Ssohrab Borhanian and K. G. Arun and B. S. Sathyaprakash},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.09607},
  year   = {2020}
}

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7 pages, 4 figures. v3: version published in PRL

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