Tests of General Relativity using black hole X-ray data
Abstract
The theory of General Relativity has successfully passed a large number of observational tests. The theory has been extensively tested in the weak-field regime with experiments in the Solar System and observations of binary pulsars. Recently, there have seen significant advancements in the study of the strong-field regime, which can now be tested with gravitational waves, X-ray data, and mm Very Long Baseline Interferometry observations. Here we summarize the state-of-the-art of the tests of General Relativity with black hole X-ray data, discussing its recent progress and future developments.
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@article{arxiv.2111.13918,
title = {Tests of General Relativity using black hole X-ray data},
author = {Dimitry Ayzenberg and Cosimo Bambi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.13918},
year = {2023}
}
Comments
37 pages, 8 figures. Invited chapter for the "Handbook of X-ray and Gamma-ray Astrophysics" (Eds. C. Bambi and A. Santangelo, Springer Singapore, expected in 2022)