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Tests of general relativity (GR) with gravitational waves (GWs) introduce additional deviation parameters in the waveform model. The enlarged parameter space makes inference computationally costly, which has so far limited systematic,…
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Gravitational waves in the postmerger phase of binary neutron star mergers may become detectable with planned upgrades of existing gravitational-wave detectors or with more sensitive next-generation detectors. The construction of template…
Neutron star mergers are among the most promising sources of gravitational waves for advanced ground-based detectors. These mergers are also expected to power bright electromagnetic signals, in the form of short gamma-ray bursts,…