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Gravitational wave (GW) sources at cosmological distances can be used to probe the expansion rate of the Universe. GWs directly provide a distance estimation of the source but no direct information on its redshift. The optimal scenario to…

We propose a method based on the process of extracting gravitational wave (GW) parameters from GW signals to simulate the binary neutron-star (BNS) merging events. We simulate 1000 GW standard sirens based on the observation of the Einstein…

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The discovery of the gravitational-wave event GW170817 from a binary neutron star merger, together with its multi-wavelength electromagnetic counterparts, marks the beginning of the era of multi-messenger gravitational wave astronomy.…

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The propagation of gravitational waves (GWs) at cosmological distances offers a new way to test the gravitational interaction at the largest scales. Many modified theories of gravity, usually introduced to explain the observed acceleration…

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The detection of gravitational waves (GW) by the LIGO and Virgo collaborations offers a whole new range of possible tests and opens up a new window which may shed light on the nature of dark energy and dark matter. In the present work we…

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In this paper, we investigate the expected constraints on the Hubble constant from the gravitational-wave standard sirens, in a cosmological-model-independent way. In the framework of the well-known Hubble law, the GW signal from each…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-02-03 Sixuan Zhang , Shuo Cao , Jia Zhang , Tonghua Liu , Yuting Liu , Shuaibo Geng , Yujie Lian

During the next decade, gravitational waves will be observed from hundreds of binary inspiral events. When the redshifts of the host galaxies are known, these events can be used as `standard sirens', sensitive to the expansion rate of the…

Gravitational waves (GWs) from supermassive binary black hole (BBH) inspirals are potentially powerful standard sirens (the GW analog to standard candles) (Schutz 1986, 2002). Because these systems are well-modeled, the space-based GW…

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Gravitational waves (GWs) emitted by binary sources are interesting signals for testing gravity on cosmological scales since they allow measurements of the luminosity distance. When followed by electromagnetic counterparts, in particular,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-05-17 Isabela S. Matos , Emilio Bellini , Maurício O. Calvão , Martin Kunz

We present a forecast for the upcoming Einstein Telescope (ET) interferometer with two new methods to infer cosmological parameters. We consider the emission of Gravitational Waves (GWs) from compact binary coalescences, whose…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-05-15 Giovanni Antinozzi , Matteo Martinelli , Roberto Maoli

The cosmological luminosity-distance can be measured from gravitational wave (GW) standard sirens, free of astronomical distance ladders and the associated systematics. However, it may still contain systematics arising from various…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-08-25 Pengjie Zhang , Hai Yu

Detection of gravitational waves (GWs) produced by coalescence of compact binaries provides a novel way to measure the luminosity distance of GW events. Combining their redshift, they can act as standard sirens to constrain cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-08-28 Bo Wang , Zhenyu Zhu , Ang Li , Wen Zhao

Gravitational Waves (GWs) provide a powerful means for cosmological distance estimation, circumventing the systematic uncertainties associated with traditional electromagnetic (EM) indicators. This work presents a model for estimating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-14 Trisha V , Rakesh V , Arun Kenath

Gravitational-wave (GW) events can serve as standard sirens for cosmology, as the luminosity distance to source can be directly measured from the waveform amplitude. Specifically, the ``dark'' siren method involves inferring cosmological…

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In this work, we use the simulated gravitational wave (GW) standard siren data from the future observation of the Einstein Telescope (ET) to constrain various dark energy cosmological models, including the $\Lambda$CDM, $w$CDM, CPL,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2019-10-08 Jing-Fei Zhang , Ming Zhang , Shang-Jie Jin , Jing-Zhao Qi , Xin Zhang

The detection of gravitational waves (GWs) provides a powerful tool to constrain the cosmological parameters. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of using GWs as standard sirens in testing the anisotropy of the universe. We…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-23 Hai-Nan Lin , Jin Li , Xin Li

Gravitational Waves (GW's) can determine the luminosity distance of the progenitor directly from the amplitude of the wave, without assuming any specific cosmological model. Thus, it can be considered as a standard siren. The coalescence of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-05-18 Riis R. A. Bachega , Andre A. Costa , E. Abdalla , K. S. F. Fornazier

Cosmic spatial curvature is a fundamental geometric quantity of the Universe. We investigate a model independent, geometric approach to measure spatial curvature directly from observations, without any derivatives of data. This employs…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-08-01 Mikhail Denissenya , Eric V. Linder , Arman Shafieloo

In recent years, a crisis in the standard cosmology has been caused by inconsistencies in the measurements of some key cosmological parameters, Hubble constant $H_0$ and cosmic curvature parameter $\Omega_K$ for example. It is necessary to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-08-17 Meng-Di Cao , Jie Zheng , Jing-Zhao Qi , Xin Zhang , Zong-Hong Zhu

In this paper we analyze the implications of gravitational waves (GWs) as standard sirens on the modified gravity models by using the third-generation gravitational wave detector, i.e., the Einstein Telescope. Two viable models in $f(R)$…

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