Pulsar timing arrays and gravity tests in the radiative regime

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/30/22/224016zbMATH Open1284.83131arXiv1404.2090OpenAlexW2963307345MaRDI QIDQ5746366FDOQ5746366

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Publication date: 18 February 2014

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

Abstract: In this paper, we focus on testing gravity theories in the radiative regime using pulsar timing array observations. After reviewing current techniques to measure the dispersion and alternative polarization of gravitational waves, we extend the framework to the most general situations, where the combinations of a massive graviton and alternative polarization modes are considered. The atlas of the Hellings-Downs functions is completed by the new calculations for these dispersive alternative polarization modes. We find that each mode and corresponding graviton mass introduce characteristic features in the Hellings-Downs function. Thus, in principal, we can not only detect each polarization mode, measure the corresponding graviton mass, but also discriminate the different scenarios. In this way, we can test gravity theories in the radiative regime in a generalized fashion, and such method is a direct experiment, where one can address the gauge symmetry of the gravity theories in their linearised limits. Although current pulsar timing still lacks enough stable pulsars and sensitivity for such practices, we expect that future telescopes with larger collecting area could make such experiments be feasible.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1404.2090

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zbMATH Keywords

graviton massgravitational waves (GWs)gravity testpulsar timing array observation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25) Observational and experimental questions in relativity and gravitational theory (83B05) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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