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Gravitational waves (GWs) can alter the neutrino propagation distance and thus affect neutrino oscillations. This can result in a complete disappearance of the oscillatory behavior that competes with other sources of neutrino decoherence.…

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Gravitational waves (GWs) from compact binary coalescences have matured into a robust cosmological probe, providing self-calibrated luminosity distance measurements independent of any cosmic distance ladder, hence the term "standard…

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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Gravitational wave (GW) has become one of the most active fields in physics and astronomy since the first direct detection of GW event in 2015. As is well known, multiple images of GW events are possible through the gravitational lenses.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-09-25 Hao Wei , Da-Chun Qiang , Zhong-Xi Yu , Hua-Kai Deng

We study the propagation of cosmological gravitational wave (GW) backgrounds from the early radiation era until the present day in modified theories of gravity. Comparing to general relativity (GR), we study the effects that modified…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-21 Yutong He , Alberto Roper Pol , Axel Brandenburg

The direct detection of gravitational waves by ground-based interferometers opened an unprecedented channel to probe alternative theories of gravitation. Several theories predict a dispersion of the gravitational waves during their…

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We present a proof-of-concept study, based on numerical-relativity simulations, of how gravitational waves (GWs) from neutron star merger remnants can probe the nature of matter at extreme densities. Phase transitions and extra degrees of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-06-16 David Radice , Sebastiano Bernuzzi , Walter Del Pozzo , Luke F. Roberts , Christian D. Ott

Explaining gravitational-wave (GW) observations of binary neutron star (BNS) mergers requires an understanding of matter beyond nuclear saturation density. Our current knowledge of the properties of high-density matter relies on…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-03-15 Giuseppe Rivieccio , Davide Guerra , Milton Ruiz , José A. Font

We study the cosmological propagation of gravitational waves (GWs) beyond general relativity (GR) across homogeneous and isotropic backgrounds. We consider scenarios in which GWs interact with an additional tensor field and use a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-08 Jose Maria Ezquiaga , Wayne Hu , Macarena Lagos , Meng-Xiang Lin

The constancy of the gravitational constant $G$ is a cornerstone of the strong equivalence principle and of general relativity, yet its possible temporal variation remains a key target in tests of fundamental physics. Gravitational-wave…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-27 Jie Zhu , Hanlin Song , Zhenwei Lyu , Hao Li , Peixiang Ji , Jun-Chen Wang , Haobo Yan , Bo-Qiang Ma

Low-energy alternatives to General Relativity (GR) generically modify the phase of gravitational waves (GWs) during their propagation. As detector sensitivities increase, it becomes key to understand how these modifications affect the GW…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-08-17 Jose Maria Ezquiaga , Wayne Hu , Macarena Lagos , Meng-Xiang Lin , Fei Xu

The future gravitational wave (GW) observations of compact binaries and their possible electromagnetic counterparts may be used to probe the nature of the extra dimension. It is widely accepted that gravitons and photons are the only two…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-02-23 Hao Yu , Bao-Min Gu , Fa Peng Huang , Yong-Qiang Wang , Xin-He Meng , Yu-Xiao Liu

The gravitational waves (GWs) has been a topic of interest for its versatile capabilities of probing several aspects of cosmology and early Universe. Gravitational lensing enhances further the extent of this sort of waves and upgrade our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-20 Ashadul Halder , Shibaji Banerjee , Debasish Majumdar

Theories of modified gravity suggest that the propagation speed of gravitational wave (GW) $v_g$ may deviate from the speed of light $c$. A constraint can be placed on the difference between $c$ and $v_g$ with a simple method that uses the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2024-08-26 Jin-Hui Rao , Shu-Xu Yi , Lian Tao , Qing-Wen Tang

The direct discovery of gravitational waves (GWs) from the coalescence of compact binary components by the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA Collaboration provides an unprecedented opportunity for exploring the underlying theory of gravity that drives the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-22 Tao Zhu , Wen Zhao , Anzhong Wang

We present a comprehensive theoretical framework for gravitational wave (GW) propagation and their \textbf{nonlinear backreaction} in $f(R, G)$ modified gravity. By developing a scalar-tensor formulation with two auxiliary fields, we…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-30 Farzad Milani

Gravitational-wave (GW) detections of binary neutron star coalescences play a crucial role to constrain the microscopic interaction of matter at ultrahigh density. Similarly, if boson stars exist in the universe their coalescence can be…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-17 Costantino Pacilio , Massimo Vaglio , Andrea Maselli , Paolo Pani

Gravitational wave (GW) observations provide sensitive tests of parity and Lorentz symmetries of gravity. Any violation of these fundamental symmetries induces possible deviations in the GW propagations. Through a systematic parametrization…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-17 Tao Zhu , Wen Zhao , Jian-Ming Yan , Yuan-Zhu Wang , Cheng Gong , Anzhong Wang

The distribution of masses of neutron stars, particularly the maximum mass value, is considered a probe of their formation, evolution and internal physics (i.e., equation of state). This mass distribution could in principle be inferred from…

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