Testing Quantum Gravity with LIGO and VIRGO

Document #:

LIGO-P1600080-v2

Document type:

P - Publications

Abstract:

We argue that if particularly powerful electromagnetic afterglows of the gravitational waves
bursts detected by LIGO-VIRGO will be observed in the future, this could be used as a strong
observational support for some suggested quantum alternatives for black holes (e.g., firewalls
and gravastars). An universal absence of such powerful afterglows should be taken as a sug-
gestive argument against such hypothetical quantum-gravity objects.

Files in Document:

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Topics:

• Astrophysics / Multi-messenger

Author Groups:

• LVC

Keywords:

gravitational waves quantum gravity