The electromagnetic afterglows of gravitational waves as a test for Quantum Gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2016-04-14 v2
Abstract
We argue that if particularly powerful electromagnetic afterglows of the gravitational waves bursts will be observed in the future, this could be used as a strong observational support for some suggested quantum alternatives for black holes (e.g., firewalls and gravastars). A universal absence of powerful afterglows should be taken as a suggestive argument against such hypothetical quantum-gravity objects.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1603.07830,
title = {The electromagnetic afterglows of gravitational waves as a test for Quantum Gravity},
author = {M. A. Abramowicz and T. Bulik and G. F. R. Ellis and K. A. Meissner and M. Wielgus},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.07830},
year = {2016}
}