Multi-messenger tests of gravity with weakly lensed gravitational waves [CEA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1908.08950


General relativity (GR) predicts concordant trajectories for photons and gravitational waves (GW). We propose a new multi-messenger avenue (GW-CMB-CMB) to prove this aspect of fundamental physics by cross-correlating the GW signal of astrophysical origin with the lensing field derived from the cosmic microwave background (CMB). This new window will allow robust measurement of the prediction from GR with high signal-to-noise and will be able to unveil the true nature of gravity using the GW sources detected by missions such as the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), Cosmic Explorer.

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S. Mukherjee, B. Wandelt and J. Silk
Tue, 27 Aug 19
14/85

Comments: 6 pages, 3 figures