Probing horizon scale quantum effects with Love
Sayak Datta
Abstract
Abstract Future gravitational wave (GW) detectors have been projected to be able to probe the nature of compact objects in great detail. In this work, we study the potential observability of the small length scale physics near black hole horizon with the tidal deformability of the compact objects in an inspiraling binary. We find that it is possible to probe them with extreme mass ratio inspirals. We discuss how the quantum effects can affect the GW observables. This as a consequence is bound to shape our understanding of the quantum scale near the horizon.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsObservabilityObservableHorizonQuantumScale (ratio)Gravitational waveBlack hole (networking)Length scaleClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsAstronomyApplied mathematicsComputer scienceRouting protocolMathematicsLink-state routing protocolRouting (electronic design automation)Computer networkPulsars and Gravitational Waves ResearchAstrophysical Phenomena and ObservationsBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics