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20162026
most citedThe TianQin project: current progress on science and technology

377 citations · 636 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

gr-qc2026

Testing general relativity with binary black holes: a study on the sensitivity requirements for future space-based detectors

Tangchao Zhan, Changfu Shi, Shuo Sun +1

We study the sensitivity required for a future space-based detector to search for beyond general relativity effect in gravitational wave detection. To do this, we use the current d…

gr-qc2025

Constraining the dynamical Chern-Simons gravity with future gravitational wave detectors

Xinyi Che, Xiangyu Lyu, Changfu Shi

Dynamical Chern-Simons gravity, a parity-violating modification of general relativity, is regarded as a low-energy effective theory arising from string theory. Gravitational waves…

gr-qc2025

Detecting relativistic black hole collisions near a massive black hole

Yirong Fang, Changfu Shi, Jianwei Mei

Relativistic black hole collisions are one of the most dramatic astrophysical events that can be imagined. They could provide the ideal condition for searching for possible new phy…

astro-ph.HE2025

Probing AGN Disks Density Profiles through Gravitational Wave Observations

Xiangyu Lyu, En-Kun Li, Changfu Shi +1

Massive black holes surrounded by a gaseous disk have been a prevailing model to explain a wide spectrum of astrophysical phenomena related to active galactic nucle (AGNs). However…

gr-qc2025

Contribution from Nonlinear Quasi-normal Modes in GW250114

Yuxin Yang, Changfu Shi, Yi-Ming Hu

We report evidence for nonlinear gravitational effects in the ringdown signal of gravitational wave event GW250114. Using Bayesian inference, we find that the inclusion of a nonlin…

gr-qc2024

Gravitational waves and cosmic boundary

Changfu Shi, Xinyi Che, Zeyu Huang +2

Space-based gravitational wave detectors have the capability to detect signals from very high redshifts. It is interesting to know if such capability can be used to study the globa…

gr-qc2024

On the detectability and resolvability of quasi-normal modes with space-based gravitational wave detectors

Changfu Shi, Qingfei Zhang, Jianwei Mei

The detection of quasi-normal modes during the ringdown phase is a crucial method for testing the no-hair theorem. In this paper, the detectability and resolvability of multiple qu…

gr-qc2024

Testing space-time non-commutativity with TianQin

Zeyu Huang, Changfu Shi, Xiangyu Lyu +1

The direct detection of gravitational waves offers a powerful tool to explore the nature of gravity and the structure of space-time. This paper focuses on the capabilities of space…

gr-qc2024

Bayesian analysis of gravitational wave memory effect with TianQin

Shuo Sun, Changfu Shi, Jian-dong Zhang +1

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…

gr-qc2023★ 1 cited

Constraining the EdGB theory with higher harmonics and merger-ringdown contribution using GWTC-3

Baoxiang Wang, Changfu Shi, Jian-dong Zhang +2

In this paper, we revisit the problem of using gravitational wave data to test the Einstein-dilation-Gauss-Bonnet theory, by using nine selected gravitational wave events from GWTC…

gr-qc2022★ 25 cited

Testing general relativity with TianQin: the prospect of using the inspiral signals of black hole binaries

Changfu Shi, Mujie Ji, Jian-dong Zhang +1

In this paper, we carry out a systematic study of the prospect of testing general relativity with the inspiral signals of black hole binaries that could be detected with TianQin. T…

gr-qc2022★ 30 cited

Detecting the gravitational wave memory effect with TianQin

Shuo Sun, Changfu Shi, Jian-dong Zhang +1

The gravitational wave memory effect is a prediction of general relativity. The presence of memory effect in gravitational wave signals not only provides the chance to test an impo…

gr-qc2021★ 67 cited

Science with the TianQin Observatory: Preliminary Results on Testing the No-hair Theorem with EMRI

Tie-Guang Zi, Jian-dong Zhang, Hui-Min Fan +4

Constituted with a massive black hole and a stellar mass compact object, Extreme Mass Ratio Inspiral (EMRI) events hold unique opportunity for the study of massive black holes, suc…

gr-qc2020★ 377 cited

The TianQin project: current progress on science and technology

Jianwei Mei, Yan-Zheng Bai, Jiahui Bao +103

TianQin is a planned space-based gravitational wave (GW) observatory consisting of three earth orbiting satellites with an orbital radius of about . The satellites w…

gr-qc2019★ 40 cited

Constraining modified gravity with ringdown signals: an explicit example

Jiahui Bao, Changfu Shi, Haitian Wang +4

An explicit example is found showing how a modified theory of gravity can be constrained with the ringdown signals from merger of binary black holes. This has been made possible by…

gr-qc2019★ 84 cited

Science with the TianQin observatory: Preliminary results on testing the no-hair theorem with ringdown signals

Changfu Shi, Jiahui Bao, Haitian Wang +6

We study the capability of the space-based gravitational wave observatory TianQin to test the no-hair theorem of General Relativity, using the ringdown signal from the coalescence…

gr-qc2018★ 2 cited

Hidden Conformal Symmetry for Vector Field on Various Black Hole Backgrounds

Changfu Shi, Jian-dong Zhang, Jianwei Mei

Hidden conformal symmetries of scalar field on various black hole backgrounds have been investigated for years, but whether those features holds for other fields are still open que…

gr-qc2016★ 10 cited

Extended Symmetries at Black Hole Horizons in Generic Dimensions

Changfu Shi, Jianwei Mei

Recently it has been shown that there is asymptotic BMS-like symmetry associated with the near-horizon geometry of black holes in three and four dimensions. In this paper, we show…