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Recent notes on covariance-weighted consistency tests for Kerr parameter estimates
A recurring issue in strong-field tests of General Relativity is the question of how one should compare parameter estimates inferred from genuinely independent observational sectors. In the case of stationary black hole spacetimes, the Kerr hypothesis predicts that all sufficiently … Continue reading
Inspiral-merger-ringdown consistency tests and the reconstruction of Kerr geometry
One of the more conceptually interesting developments in gravitational wave astronomy is the inspiral-merger-ringdown (IMR) consistency test. At a heuristic level, the idea is rather simple: different sectors of a binary black hole coalescence should reconstruct the same final spacetime … Continue reading
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