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The goal of this short report is to summarise some key results based on our previous works on model independent tests of gravity at large scales in the Universe, their connection with the properties of gravitational waves, and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-11 Ippocratis D. Saltas , Luca Amendola , Martin Kunz , Ignacy Sawicki

Einstein's special theory of relativity revolutionized physics by teaching us that space and time are not separate entities, but join as ``spacetime''. His general theory of relativity further taught us that spacetime is not just a stage on…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Eanna E. Flanagan , Scott A. Hughes

These notes are self-contained, with the first 7 chapters used in a one-semester course with recommended texts by Wald, by Misner, Thorne and Wheeler, and by Schutz. In its treatment of topics covered in these standard texts, the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-27 John L. Friedman

Now that detection of gravitational wave signals from the coalescence of extra-galactic compact binary star mergers has become nearly routine, it is intriguing to consider other potential gravitational wave signatures. Here we examine the…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-04-19 Keith Riles

We establish a generic, fully-relativistic formalism to study gravitational-wave emission by extreme-mass-ratio systems in spherically-symmetric, non-vacuum black-hole spacetimes. The potential applications to astrophysical setups range…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-21 Vitor Cardoso , Kyriakos Destounis , Francisco Duque , Rodrigo Panosso Macedo , Andrea Maselli

These notes address the planar gravitational wave solutions of general relativity in empty space-time, and analyze the motion of test particles in the gravitational wave field. Next we consider related solutions of the Einstein equations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 J. W. van Holten

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of fundamentals and the latest research progress in gravitational communication, with a detailed historical review of gravitational wave generation and detection. Key aspects covered include the…

General Physics · Physics 2025-01-08 Houtianfu Wang , Ozgur B. Akan

In this paper we explore generalizations of metric structures of the gravitational wave type to geometries containing an independent connection. The aim is simply to establish a new category of connections compatible, according to some…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-08-26 Alejandro Jiménez-Cano

In this paper we investigate the gravitational waves emission by stellar dynamical structures as complex systems in the quadrupole approximation considering bounded and unbounded orbits. Precisely, after deriving analytical expressions for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-06-29 Ivana Bochicchio , Mariafelicia De Laurentis , Ettore Laserra

This article provides an overview of stellar instabilities as sources of gravitational waves. The aim is to put recent work on secular and dynamical instabilities in compact stars in context, and to summarize the current thinking about the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 N. Andersson

Gravitational waves transport very detailed information on the structure and evolution of astrophysical sources. For instance a binary system in the early stages of its evolution emits a wavetrain at specific frequencies that depend on the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Valeria Ferrari

In this article, spatially-structured gravitational waves are investigated. Drawing upon analogies between electrodynamics and general relativity, a new gauge is found. We investigate the polarization and degrees of freedom of the resulting…

Optics · Physics 2016-11-23 James Strohaber

We discuss the conversion mechanism from scalar field to gravitational waves in magnetic background in $f(R)$ gravity minimal coupled to the Maxwell electrodynamics. Applying the conversion in early universe with primordial magnetic field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-01 Salvatore Capozziello , Qingyu Gan

Largely motivated by the development of highly sensitive gravitational-wave detectors, our understanding of merging compact binaries and the gravitational waves they generate has improved dramatically in recent years. Breakthroughs in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-15 Scott A. Hughes

In this paper we discuss some general aspects of the gravitational wave background arising from post-inflationary short-lasting cosmological events such as phase transitions. We concentrate on the physics which determines the shape and the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-18 Chiara Caprini , Ruth Durrer , Thomas Konstandin , Geraldine Servant

The stability of binary orbits can significantly shape the gravity wave signal which future Earth-based interferometers hope to detect. The inner most stable circular orbit has been of interest as it marks the transition from the late…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Janna Levin , Rachel O'Reilly , E. J. Copeland

Contents. 1. Introduction. 2. Kinematics of a Material Medium: Material Representation. 3. Kinematics of a Material Medium: Convected Differentials. 4. Kinematics of a Perfect Elastic Medium. 5. Small Gravitational Perturbations of an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 B. Carter

Since their first detection in 2015, gravitational wave observations have enabled a variety of studies, ranging from stellar evolution to fundamental physics. In this chapter, we focus on their use as "standard sirens", describing the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-02-04 Antonella Palmese , Simone Mastrogiovanni

The concept of Gravitational Dipole is introduced starting from the recent discovery of negative gravitational mass (gr-qc/0005107 and physics/0205089). A simple experiment, a gravitational wave transmitter, to test this new concept of…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Fran De Aquino

Particle physics and gravitational waves provide complementary probes of the deep structure of the Universe. Gravitational waves from the mergers of neutron stars and black holes are sensitive to the structure of dense quark matter and to…