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We present a systematic and robust approach to nonlinear gravitational perturbations of vacuum spacetimes. This approach provides a basis for a theory of nonlinear gravitational waves. In particular, we show that the system of perturbative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-27 Andrzej Rostworowski

Gravitational-wave (GW) scattering in strong gravitational fields is a central problem in GW lensing. Yet, conventional treatments based on asymptotic expansions suffer from divergences and become unreliable near the optical axis. In this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-01 Zhao Li , Shaoqi Hou , Wen Zhao

Every signal propagating through the universe is diffracted by the gravitational fields of intervening objects, aka gravitational lenses. Diffraction is most efficient when caused by compact lenses, which invariably produce additional…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-29 Miguel Zumalacárregui

Gravitational lensing is an invaluable probe of the nature of dark matter, and the structures it forms. Lensed gravitational waves in particular allow for unparalleled sensitivity to small scale structures within the lenses, due to the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-17 Luka Vujeva , Jose María Ezquiaga , Daniel Gilman , Srashti Goyal , Miguel Zumalacárregui

One of the greatest theoretical challenges in the build-up to the era of second-generation gravitational-wave detectors is the modeling of generic binary waveforms. We introduce an approximation that has the potential to significantly…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-03-12 Patricia Schmidt , Mark Hannam , Sascha Husa

This work describes a novel image analysis approach to characterize the uniformity of objects in agglomerates by using the propagation of normal wavefronts. The problem of width uniformity is discussed and its importance for the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2009-11-10 Luciano da F. Costa , Giancarlo Mutinari , David Schubert

The propagation of electromagnetic waves in a linearly-varying index of refraction is a fundamental problem in wave physics, being relevant in fusion science for describing certain wave-based heating and diagnostic schemes. Here, an exact…

Optics · Physics 2025-04-10 N. A. Lopez

Lensed gravitational waves will offer new means to probe the distribution of matter in the universe, complementary to electromagnetic signals. Lensed continuous gravitational waves provide new challenges and opportunities beyond those of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-02-01 Stefano Savastano , Filippo Vernizzi , Miguel Zumalacárregui

Field characterization methods using a scattering target in the absence of a point-like receiver have been well described in which scattering is recorded by a relatively large receiver located outside the field of measurement.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-01-29 Gregory T. Clement , Hideyuki Nomura , Tomoo Kamakura

Gravitational lensing is the phenomenon arising when light rays are deflected by the mass between the source and the observer. Largely magnified and highly distorted images of background galaxies are formed by these angular deflections if…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-02 Atınç Çağan Şengül

We consider the possible effects of gravitational lensing by globular clusters on gravitational waves from asymmetric neutron stars in our galaxy. In the lensing of gravitational waves, the long wavelength, compared with the usual case of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-15 Andrew J. Moylan , David E. McClelland , Susan M. Scott , Antony C. Searle , G. V. Bicknell

With today's millimeter and submillimeter instruments observers use gravitational lensing mostly as a tool to boost the sensitivity when observing distant objects. This is evident through the dominance of gravitationally lensed objects…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Tommy Wiklind , Danielle Alloin

Gravitational wave observations of compact binary mergers are already providing stringent tests of general relativity and constraints on modified gravity. Ground-based interferometric detectors will soon reach design sensitivity and they…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-07 Scott E. Perkins , Nicolás Yunes , Emanuele Berti

Gravitational waves (GWs) offer a new observational window into the universe, providing insights into compact objects and cosmic structures. Gravitational lensing, commonly studied in electromagnetic waves, also affects GWs, introducing…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-25 Xing-Yu Yang , Tan Chen , Rong-Gen Cai

The information about lensed gravitational waves is encapsulated by an amplification factor, which is calculated by an integration of an oscillatory function. The Born approximation, which has been studied in terms of wave optics in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-04-25 Hirotaka Yarimoto , Masamune Oguri

We present the first detailed computations of wave optics effects in the gravitational lensing of binary systems. The field is conceptually rich, combining the caustic singularities produced in classical gravitational lensing with quantum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-08-06 Job Feldbrugge , Neil Turok

This article aims at clarifying the situation about astrophysical sources that might be observed with haloscope experiments sensitive to gravitational waves in the 1-10 GHz band. The GrAHal setup is taken as a benchmark. We follow a very…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-03-13 Aurélien Barrau , Juan García-Bellido , Thierry Grenet , Killian Martineau

Dark matter caustics have specific density profiles and, therefore, precisely calculable gravitational lensing properties. We present a formalism which simplifies the relevant calculations, and apply it to four specific cases. In the first…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 C. Charmousis , V. Onemli , Z. Qiu , P. Sikivie

The increase in gravitational wave (GW) events has allowed receiving strong lensing image pairs of GWs. However, the wave effect (diffraction and interference) due to the microlens field contaminates the parameter estimation of the image…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-12-24 Xikai Shan , Guoliang Li , Xuechun Chen , Wenwen Zheng , Wen Zhao

To recognize gravitational wave lensing events and being able to differentiate between similar lens models will be of crucial importance once one will be observing several lensing events of gravitational waves per year. In this work, we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-12-03 Paolo Cremonese , David F. Mota , Vincenzo Salzano