Testing General Relativity with Gravitational Waves: An Overview
arXiv:2201.05418 · doi:10.3390/universe7120497
Abstract
The detections of gravitational-wave (GW) signals from compact binary coalescence by ground-based detectors have opened up the era of GW astronomy. These observations provide opportunities to test Einstein's general theory of relativity at the strong-field regime. Here we give a brief overview of the various GW-based tests of General Relativity (GR) performed by the LIGO-Virgo collaboration on the detected GW events to date. After providing details for the tests performed in four categories, we discuss the prospects for each test in the context of future GW detectors. The four categories of tests include the consistency tests, parametrized tests for GW generation and propagation, tests for the merger remnant properties, and GW polarization tests.
21 pages, 7 figures, review article contributed as part of the Special Issue on Current and Future Tests of General Relativity of the journal Universe
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