Late inspiral and merger of binary black holes in scalar-tensor theories of gravity

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/29/23/232002zbMATH Open1258.83045arXiv1112.3928OpenAlexW3105581677MaRDI QIDQ4900399FDOQ4900399

Authors: James Healy, Tanja Bode, Roland Haas, Enrique Pazos, Pablo Laguna, Deirdre Shoemaker, Nicolás Yunes 

Publication date: 24 January 2013

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Gravitational wave observations will probe non-linear gravitational interactions and thus enable strong tests of Einstein's theory of general relativity. We present a numerical relativity study of the late inspiral and merger of binary black holes in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. We consider black hole binaries in an inhomogeneous scalar field, specifically binaries inside a scalar field bubble, in some cases with a potential. We calculate the emission of dipole radiation. We also show how these configurations trigger detectable differences between gravitational waves in scalar-tensor gravity and the corresponding waves in general relativity. We conclude that, barring an external mechanism to induce dynamics in the scalar field, scalar-tensor gravity binary black holes alone are not capable of awaking a dormant scalar field, and are thus observationally indistinguishable from their general relativistic counterparts.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.3928

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zbMATH Keywords

gravitational wavescalar-tensor theories of gravitybinary black holes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Galactic and stellar dynamics (85A05) Black holes (83C57) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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