Retesting the no-hair theorem with GW150914
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2022-02-23 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
For a distorted black hole (BH), its ringdown waveform is a superposition of quasi-normal modes (QNMs). In general relativity (GR), the lower order QNM frequencies and damping rates can be well approximated by a polynomial of BH's dimensionless spin and overall scaled by BH's mass. That is to say, we can test the no-hair theorem of BH in GR model-independently by allowing not only an overall fractional deviation (as M. Isi {\it et al.} did) but also a set of fractional deviation for every coefficient. In the paper, we will apply the latter method to retest the no-hair theorem with GW150914 and probe hairs' behaviors if hairs exist. Eventually, we find the data favors GR.
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@article{arxiv.2111.00953,
title = {Retesting the no-hair theorem with GW150914},
author = {Ke Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.00953},
year = {2022}
}
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5 pages, 2 figures