Tests of General Relativity and Fundamental Physics with Space-based Gravitational Wave Detectors
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
2019-03-11 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Low-frequency gravitational-wave astronomy can perform precision tests of general relativity and probe fundamental physics in a regime previously inaccessible. A space-based detector will be a formidable tool to explore gravity's role in the cosmos, potentially telling us if and where Einstein's theory fails and providing clues about some of the greatest mysteries in physics and astronomy, such as dark matter and the origin of the Universe.
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@article{arxiv.1903.02781,
title = {Tests of General Relativity and Fundamental Physics with Space-based Gravitational Wave Detectors},
author = {Emanuele Berti and Enrico Barausse and Ilias Cholis and Juan Garcia-Bellido and Kelly Holley-Bockelmann and Scott A. Hughes and Bernard Kelly and Ely D. Kovetz and Tyson B. Littenberg and Jeffrey Livas and Guido Mueller and Priya Natarajan and David H. Shoemaker and Deirdre Shoemaker and Jeremy D. Schnittman and Michele Vallisneri and Nicolas Yunes},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.02781},
year = {2019}
}
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White Paper submitted on March 7, 2019 to Astro2020 (2020 Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics)