2020/11/30 by Zack Carson, Kent Yagi
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy #Classical mechanics #Consistency (knowledge bases) #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #General relativity #Geometry #Gravitation #Gravitational field #Gravitational wave #Mathematics #Numerical relativity #Physics #Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research #Speed of gravity #Tests of general relativity #Theoretical physics #Theory of relativity #astro-ph.HE #gr-qc
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v1: Submitted as a chapter in "Handbook of Gravitational Wave Astronomy" (Eds. C. Bambi, S. Katsanevas and K. Kokkotas; Springer Singapore, 2021). The maximum number of allowed references is used; v2, v3: minor corrections to refs
openalex publication_date 2021/01/01 · arxiv created 2021/11/11 · arxiv updated 2021/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Gravitational-wave sources offer us unique testbeds for probing strong-field, dynamical and nonlinear aspects of gravity. In this chapter, we give a brief overview of the current status and future prospects of testing General Relativity with gravitational waves. In particular, we focus on three theory-agnostic tests (parameterized tests, inspiral-merger-ringdown consistency tests, and gravitational-wave propagation tests) and explain how one can apply such tests to example modified theories of gravity. We conclude by giving some open questions that need to be resolved to carry out more accurate tests of gravity with gravitational waves.