Corman, M., Ghosh, A., Escamilla-Rivera, C., Hendry, M. A. , Marsat, S. and Tamanini, N. (2022) Constraining cosmological extra dimensions with gravitational wave standard sirens: From theory to current and future multimessenger observations. Physical Review D, 105(6), 064061. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.105.064061)
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Abstract
The propagation of gravitational waves (GWs) at cosmological distances offers a new way to test the gravitational interaction at the largest scales. Many modified theories of gravity, usually introduced to explain the observed acceleration of the Universe, can be probed in an alternative and complementary manner with respect to standard electromagnetic (EM) observations. In this paper we consider a homogeneous and isotropic cosmology with extra spatial dimensions at large scales, which represents a simple phenomenological prototype for extradimensional modified gravity cosmological models. By assuming that gravity propagates through the higher-dimensional spacetime, while photons are constrained to the usual four dimensions of general relativity, we derive from first principles the relation between the luminosity distance measured by GW detectors and the one inferred by EM observations. We then use this relation to constrain the number of cosmological extra dimensions with the binary neutron star event GW170817 and the binary black hole merger GW190521. We further provide forecasts for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) by simulating multimessenger observations of massive black hole binary (MBHB) mergers. This paper extends and updates previous analyses which crucially neglected an additional redshift dependency in the GW-EM luminosity distance relation which affects results obtained from multimessenger GW events at high redshift, in particular constraints expected from LISA MBHBs.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Alternative gravity theories, cosmological parameters, cosmology, gravitational waves. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Hendry, Professor Martin |
| Authors: | Corman, M., Ghosh, A., Escamilla-Rivera, C., Hendry, M. A., Marsat, S., and Tamanini, N. |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QB Astronomy Q Science > QC Physics |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Research Centre: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy > Institute for Gravitational Research |
| Journal Name: | Physical Review D |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society |
| ISSN: | 1550-7998 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1550-2368 |
| Published Online: | 29 March 2022 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2022 American Physical Society |
| First Published: | First published in Physical Review D 105(6):064061 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher |
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