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The nonlinear gravitational-wave (GW) memory effect$\unicode{x2014}$a permanent shift in the GW strain that arises from nonlinear GW interactions in the wave zone$\unicode{x2014}$is a prediction of general relativity which has not yet been…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-01 Arwa Elhashash , David A. Nichols

We analyze the gravitational wave (GW) emission from our recently published set of relativistic neutron star (NS) merger simulations and determine characteristic signal features that allow one to link GW measurements to the properties of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Oechslin , H. -T. Janka

Neutron star binaries offer a rich phenomenology in terms of gravitational waves and merger remnants. However, most general relativistic studies have been performed for nearly circular binaries, with the exception of head-on collisions. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-01-10 Roman Gold , Sebastiano Bernuzzi , Marcus Thierfelder , Bernd Bruegmann , Frans Pretorius

Gravitational-wave memory is a low-frequency, non-oscillatory signal that provides a promising probe of strong-field gravity. We present the first computation of memory from full inspiral--merger--ringdown waveforms in a theory beyond GR,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-11 Silvia Gasparotto

Besides the transient effect, the passage of a gravitational wave also causes a persistent displacement in the relative position of an interferometer's test masses through the \emph{nonlinear memory effect}. This effect is generated by the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-29 Silvia Gasparotto , Rodrigo Vicente , Diego Blas , Alexander C. Jenkins , Enrico Barausse

The increase in the sensitivity of gravitational wave interferometers will bring additional detections of binary black hole and double neutron star mergers. It will also very likely add many merger events of black hole - neutron star…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2021-09-06 Bhavesh Khamesra , Miguel Gracia-Linares , Pablo Laguna

We present the first direct comparison of numerical simulations of neutron star-black hole and black hole-black hole mergers in full general relativity. We focus on a configuration with non spinning objects and within the most likely range…

We present results from the first large parameter study of neutron star mergers using fully general relativistic simulations with finite-temperature microphysical equations of state and neutrino cooling. We consider equal and unequal-mass…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-20 Sebastiano Bernuzzi , David Radice , Christian D. Ott , Luke F. Roberts , Philipp Moesta , Filippo Galeazzi

Gravitational waves from merging neutron stars are expected to be observed in the next 5 years. We explore the potential impact of matter effects on gravitational waves from merging double neutron-star binaries. If neutron star binaries…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-06 Torrey Cullen , Ian Harry , Jocelyn Read , Eric Flynn

Gravitational memory, a residual change, arises after a finite gravitational wave pulse interacts with free masses. We calculate the memory effect in massive gravity as a function of the graviton mass $(m_g)$ and show that it is discretely…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-07 Ercan Kilicarslan , Bayram Tekin

The gravitational wave and electromagnetic signatures connected to the merger of two neutron stars allow us to test the nature of matter at supranuclear densities. Since the Equation of State governing the interior of neutron stars is only…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-08-09 Henrique Gieg , Tim Dietrich , Maximiliano Ujevic

The memory effect in gravitational wave (GW) signals is the phenomenon, wherein the relative position of two inertial GW detectors undergoes a permanent displacement owing to the passage of GWs through them. Measurement of the memory signal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-17 Arpan Hait , Subhendra Mohanty , Suraj Prakash

Binary neutron star mergers are promising sources of gravitational waves for ground-based detectors such as Advanced LIGO. Neutron-rich material ejected by these mergers may also be the main source of r-process elements in the Universe,…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2017-01-04 Francois Foucart , Evan O'Connor , Luke Roberts , Lawrence E. Kidder , Harald P. Pfeiffer , Mark A. Scheel

The non-linear gravitational-wave memory effect is a prediction of general relativity in which test masses are permanently displaced by gravitational radiation. We implement a method for calculating the expected memory waveform from an…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2018-09-26 Colm Talbot , Eric Thrane , Paul D. Lasky , Fuhui Lin

We investigate the effects of the magnetic dipole-dipole coupling and the electromagnetic radiation on the frequency evolution of gravitational waves from inspiralling binary neutron stars with magnetic dipole moments. This study is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Kunihito Ioka , Keisuke Taniguchi

The first detection of gravitational waves from a binary neutron star merger (GW170817) and the accompanying electromagnetic emission has impressively advanced our understanding of the merger process and has set some first constraints on…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-05 Andreas Bauswein , Nikolaos Stergioulas

The gravitational wave signal emitted during the coalescence of two neutron stars carries information about the stars' internal structure. During the long inspiral phase the main matter observable is the tidal interaction between the binary…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-05-13 Marcella Wijngaarden , Katerina Chatziioannou , Andreas Bauswein , James A. Clark , Neil J. Cornish

The memory effect in gravitational waves is a direct prediction of general relativity. The presence of the memory effect in gravitational wave signals not only serves as a test for general relativity but also establishes connections between…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-23 Shuo Sun , Changfu Shi , Jian-dong Zhang , Jianwei Mei

Gravitational-wave memory, a strong-field effect of general relativity, manifests itself as a permanent displacement in spacetime. We develop a Bayesian framework to detect gravitational-wave memory with the Advanced LIGO/Virgo detector…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2020-01-29 Moritz Hübner , Colm Talbot , Paul D. Lasky , Eric Thrane

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