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Strong constraints on cosmological gravity from GW170817 and GRB 170817A

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The detection of an electromagnetic counterpart (GRB 170817A) to the gravitational wave signal (GW170817) from the merger of two neutron stars opens a completely new arena for testing theories of gravity. We show that this measurement allows us to place stringent constraints on general scalar-tensor and vector-tensor theories, while allowing us to place an independent bound on the graviton mass in bimetric theories of gravity. These constraints severely reduce the viable range of cosmological...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.119.251301

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University of Oxford
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MPLS Division
Department:
Physics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS Division
Department:
Physics; Astrophysics
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Astrophysics
Oxford college:
Oriel College
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Sawicki, I
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CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000437
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Ferreira, P
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G0601617
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Sawicki, I
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CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000437
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Ferreira, P
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G0601617
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Funding agency for:
Bellini, E
Ferreira, P
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G0601617
Publisher:
Physical Review Letters Publisher's website
Journal:
Physical Review Letters Journal website
Volume:
119
Issue:
25
Pages:
1-6
Publication date:
2017-12-18
Acceptance date:
2017-10-16
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EISSN:
1079-7114
ISSN:
0031-9007
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pubs:737383
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uuid:6ea7e440-ad07-4c7e-98bd-75c97b09e30c
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pubs:737383
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737383
Deposit date:
2017-12-22

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