Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Probing the quantum fuzziness of space and time with gravitational waves. |
| Authors: |
Kobakhidze, A.1, Lagger, C.1, Manning, A.1 |
| Source: |
International Journal of Modern Physics D: Gravitation, Astrophysics & Cosmology. Oct2017, Vol. 26 Issue 12, p-1. 5p. |
| Subjects: |
Gravitational waves, Planck scale, Black holes, Quantum theory, Spacetime |
| Abstract: |
We argue that the gravitational wave signal recently observed by the LIGO detectors provides a powerful tool to probe the fundamental structure of space and time. In particular, we properly model the inspiral phase of two merging black holes in a noncommutative spacetime and extract an upper bound on the scale of such quantum fuzziness at the order of the Planck scale. This improves previous constraints by orders of magnitude. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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