Extreme gravity tests with gravitational waves from compact binary coalescences:(II) ringdown
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 …
astronomy, ushering in the era of precision tests of Kerr dynamics. We review theoretical and …
Quasinormal modes of black holes: From astrophysics to string theory
RA Konoplya, A Zhidenko - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2011 - APS
Perturbations of black holes, initially considered in the context of possible observations of
astrophysical effects, have been studied for the past 10 years in string theory, brane-world …
astrophysical effects, have been studied for the past 10 years in string theory, brane-world …
First Sagittarius A* event horizon telescope results. VI. Testing the black hole metric
Astrophysical black holes are expected to be described by the Kerr metric. This is the only
stationary, vacuum, axisymmetric metric, without electromagnetic charge, that satisfies …
stationary, vacuum, axisymmetric metric, without electromagnetic charge, that satisfies …
First Sagittarius A* Event Horizon Telescope Results. VI: Testing the Black Hole Metric
Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
Astrophysical black holes are expected to be described by the Kerr metric. This is the only
stationary, vacuum, axisymmetric metric, without electromagnetic charge, that satisfies …
stationary, vacuum, axisymmetric metric, without electromagnetic charge, that satisfies …
Agnostic black hole spectroscopy: Quasinormal mode content of numerical relativity waveforms and limits of validity of linear perturbation theory
Black hole spectroscopy is the program to measure the complex gravitational wave
frequencies of merger remnants, and to quantify their agreement with the characteristic …
frequencies of merger remnants, and to quantify their agreement with the characteristic …
Is the gravitational-wave ringdown a probe of the event horizon?
It is commonly believed that the ringdown signal from a binary coalescence provides a
conclusive proof for the formation of an event horizon after the merger. This expectation is …
conclusive proof for the formation of an event horizon after the merger. This expectation is …
Black holes in galaxies: Environmental impact on gravitational-wave generation and propagation
We introduce a family of solutions of Einstein's gravity minimally coupled to an anisotropic
fluid, describing asymptotically flat black holes with “hair” and a regular horizon. These …
fluid, describing asymptotically flat black holes with “hair” and a regular horizon. These …
Theoretical physics implications of the binary black-hole mergers GW150914 and GW151226
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 …
the first opportunity to learn about physics in the extreme gravity environment of coalescing …
Mass inflation without Cauchy horizons
Mass inflation is a well established instability, conventionally associated to Cauchy horizons
(which are also inner trapping horizons) of stationary geometries, leading to a divergent …
(which are also inner trapping horizons) of stationary geometries, leading to a divergent …
Quasinormal modes of black holes and black branes
Quasinormal modes are eigenmodes of dissipative systems. Perturbations of classical
gravitational backgrounds involving black holes or branes naturally lead to quasinormal …
gravitational backgrounds involving black holes or branes naturally lead to quasinormal …