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 …

Black holes, gravitational waves and fundamental physics: a roadmap

L Barack, V Cardoso, S Nissanke… - … and quantum gravity, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
70 AIM, UMR 7158, CEA/DRF, CNRS, Université Paris Diderot, Irfu/Service d'Astrophysique,
Centre de Saclay, FR-91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

Horizon-scale tests of gravity theories and fundamental physics from the Event Horizon Telescope image of Sagittarius A

S Vagnozzi, R Roy, YD Tsai, L Visinelli… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Horizon-scale images of black holes (BHs) and their shadows have opened an
unprecedented window onto tests of gravity and fundamental physics in the strong-field …

Modified gravity and cosmology

EN Saridakis, R Lazkoz, V Salzano, PV Moniz… - 2021 - Springer
The dawn of the twenty-first century came with very positive prospects for gravity, cosmology,
and astrophysics. Technological progress made it possible for cosmology to enter to its …

Improved gravitational-wave constraints on higher-order curvature theories of gravity

SE Perkins, R Nair, HO Silva, N Yunes - Physical Review D, 2021 - APS
Gravitational wave observations of compact binaries allow us to test general relativity (and
modifications thereof) in the strong and highly dynamical field regime of gravity. Here, we …

Theoretical physics implications of the binary black-hole mergers GW150914 and GW151226

N Yunes, K Yagi, F Pretorius - Physical review D, 2016 - APS
The gravitational wave observations GW150914 and GW151226 by Advanced LIGO provide
the first opportunity to learn about physics in the extreme gravity environment of coalescing …

Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences:(II) ringdown

E Berti, K Yagi, H Yang, N Yunes - General Relativity and Gravitation, 2018 - Springer
The LIGO/Virgo detections of binary black hole mergers marked a watershed moment in
astronomy, ushering in the era of precision tests of Kerr dynamics. We review theoretical and …

Approximate universal relations for neutron stars and quark stars

K Yagi, N Yunes - Physics Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Neutron stars and quark stars are ideal laboratories to study fundamental physics at supra
nuclear densities and strong gravitational fields. Astrophysical observables, however …

Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences:(I) inspiral–merger

E Berti, K Yagi, N Yunes - General Relativity and Gravitation, 2018 - Springer
The observation of the inspiral and merger of compact binaries by the LIGO/Virgo
collaboration ushered in a new era in the study of strong-field gravity. We review current and …

Testing general relativity with present and future astrophysical observations

E Berti, E Barausse, V Cardoso… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
One century after its formulation, Einstein's general relativity (GR) has made remarkable
predictions and turned out to be compatible with all experimental tests. Most of these tests …