Tests of weak equivalence principle with the gravitational wave signals in the LIGO–Virgo catalogue GWTC-1
| Autor: | Gang Wang, Wen-Biao Han, S. L. Yang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Physics
Physics::General Physics Gravitational wave General relativity Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena FOS: Physical sciences Astronomy and Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics Shapiro delay General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology LIGO Gravitation Massless particle Binary black hole Space and Planetary Science Intergalactic travel |
| Zdroj: | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 499:L53-L57 |
| ISSN: | 1745-3933 1745-3925 |
| Popis: | The weak equivalence principle (WEP) is the cornerstone of gravitational theories. At the local scale, WEP has been tested to high accuracy by various experiments. On the intergalactic distance scale, WEP could be tested by comparing the arrival time of different messengers emitted from the same source. The gravitational time delay caused by massive galaxies is proportional to $\gamma+1$, where the parameter $\gamma$ is unity in general relativity. The values of $\gamma$ for different massless particles should be different if WEP is violated, i.e., $\Delta \gamma$ is used to indicate the deviation from WEP. So far, $|\Delta \gamma|$ has been constrained with gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts, etc. Here we report a new constraint of $|\Delta \gamma|$ by using the gravitational wave data of binary black hole coalescences in the LIGO-Virgo catalogue GWTC-1. The best constraints imply that $|\Delta \gamma| \lesssim 10^{-15}$ at 90 per cent confidence level. Comment: 14 pages, 3 figures |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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