Three Waves for Quantum Gravity
High Energy Physics - Theory
2018-04-04 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract
Using effective field theoretical methods, we show that besides the already observed gravitational waves, quantum gravity predicts two further massive classical fields leading to two new massive waves. We set a limit on the masses of these new modes using data from the E\"ot-Wash experiment. We point out that the existence of these new states is a model independent prediction of quantum gravity. We then explain how these new classical fields could impact astrophysical processes and in particular the binary inspirals of neutron stars or black holes. We calculate the emission rate of these new states in binary inspirals astrophysical processes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1801.04698,
title = {Three Waves for Quantum Gravity},
author = {Xavier Calmet and Boris Latosh},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.04698},
year = {2018}
}