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Position and frequency shifts induced by massive modes of the gravitational wave background in alternative gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-29 v2

Abstract

Alternative theories of gravity predict the presence of massive scalar, vector, and tensor gravitational wave modes in addition to the standard massless spin~2 graviton of general relativity. The deflection and frequency shift effects on light from distant sources propagating through a stochastic background of gravitational waves, containing such modes, differ from their counterparts in general relativity. Such effects are considered as a possible signature for alternative gravity in attempts to detect deviations from Einstein's gravity by astrophysical means.

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@article{arxiv.0812.1348,
  title  = {Position and frequency shifts induced by massive modes of the gravitational wave background in alternative gravity},
  author = {S. Bellucci and S. Capozziello and M. De Laurentis and V. Faraoni},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0812.1348},
  year   = {2009}
}

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9 pages, 1 figure