Astrophysics with the laser interferometer space antenna

P Amaro-Seoane, J Andrews, M Arca Sedda… - Living Reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will be a transformative experiment
for gravitational wave astronomy, and, as such, it will offer unique opportunities to address …

Cosmology with the laser interferometer space antenna

P Auclair, D Bacon, T Baker, T Barreiro… - Living Reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) has two scientific objectives of
cosmological focus: to probe the expansion rate of the universe, and to understand …

New horizons for fundamental physics with LISA

KG Arun, E Belgacem, R Benkel, L Bernard… - Living Reviews in …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) has the potential to reveal wonders
about the fundamental theory of nature at play in the extreme gravity regime, where the …

Tests of general relativity with binary black holes from the second LIGO-Virgo gravitational-wave transient catalog

R Abbott, TD Abbott, S Abraham, F Acernese, K Ackley… - Physical review D, 2021 - APS
Gravitational waves enable tests of general relativity in the highly dynamical and strong-field
regime. Using events detected by LIGO-Virgo up to 1 October 2019, we evaluate the …

The origins of massive black holes

M Volonteri, M Habouzit, M Colpi - Nature Reviews Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Massive black holes (MBHs) inhabit galactic centres, and power luminous quasars and
active galactic nuclei, shaping their cosmic environment with the energy they produce. The …

A horizon study for cosmic explorer: science, observatories, and community

M Evans, RX Adhikari, C Afle, SW Ballmer… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
This Horizon Study describes a next-generation ground-based gravitational-wave
observatory: Cosmic Explorer. With ten times the sensitivity of Advanced LIGO, Cosmic …

Tests of general relativity with GWTC-3

R Abbott, H Abe, F Acernese, K Ackley… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
The ever-increasing number of detections of gravitational waves (GWs) from compact
binaries by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors allows us to perform ever …

Testing the nature of dark compact objects: a status report

V Cardoso, P Pani - Living Reviews in Relativity, 2019 - Springer
Very compact objects probe extreme gravitational fields and may be the key to understand
outstanding puzzles in fundamental physics. These include the nature of dark matter, the …

Prospects for fundamental physics with LISA

E Barausse, E Berti, T Hertog, SA Hughes… - General Relativity and …, 2020 - Springer
In this paper, which is of programmatic rather than quantitative nature, we aim to further
delineate and sharpen the future potential of the LISA mission in the area of fundamental …

Formation and evolution of compact-object binaries in AGN disks

H Tagawa, Z Haiman, B Kocsis - The Astrophysical Journal, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The astrophysical origin of gravitational wave (GW) events discovered by LIGO/VIRGO
remains an outstanding puzzle. In active galactic nuclei (AGNs), compact-object binaries …