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Tests of General Relativity with the Binary Black Hole Signals from the LIGO-Virgo Catalog GWTC-1
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LIGO-Virgo binary black hole signals match general relativity predictions
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Core claim
We present four tests of the consistency of the data with binary black hole gravitational waveforms predicted by general relativity. We do not find any inconsistency of the data with the predictions of general relativity and improve our previously presented combined constraints by factors of 1.1 to 2.5. In particular, we bound the mass of the graviton to be mg ≤ 4.7 x 10^{-23} eV/c^2 (90% credible level).
What carries the argument
Four specific tests of waveform consistency with general relativity: residual check after best-fit subtraction, low-high frequency consistency, phenomenological deviation parameters, and modified dispersion relation for gravitational wave propagation.
If this is right
- The binary black hole signals are consistent with general relativity, validating the use of its waveform models.
- Combined constraints on deviations from general relativity are improved by factors of 1.1 to 2.5.
- The upper limit on the graviton mass is set at 4.7 x 10^{-23} eV/c^2 at 90% credibility.
- New events in the catalog do not provide stronger limits on alternative polarizations.
Where Pith is reading between the lines
- Future catalogs with more events could apply these tests to hunt for small deviations from general relativity.
- These results support using gravitational wave signals from black hole mergers to study other phenomena without worrying about gravity modifications.
- The test methods offer a way to probe alternative gravity theories in the strong-field regime with upcoming detectors.
Load-bearing premise
The general relativity waveform models accurately capture the true signals from binary black holes and the detector noise is modeled correctly in its statistics.
What would settle it
A clear mismatch between the data and the best-fit general relativity waveform that cannot be explained by noise, or a statistically significant deviation in the phenomenological parameters from zero.
read the original abstract
The detection of gravitational waves by Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo provides an opportunity to test general relativity in a regime that is inaccessible to traditional astronomical observations and laboratory tests. We present four tests of the consistency of the data with binary black hole gravitational waveforms predicted by general relativity. One test subtracts the best-fit waveform from the data and checks the consistency of the residual with detector noise. The second test checks the consistency of the low- and high-frequency parts of the observed signals. The third test checks that phenomenological deviations introduced in the waveform model (including in the post-Newtonian coefficients) are consistent with zero. The fourth test constrains modifications to the propagation of gravitational waves due to a modified dispersion relation, including that from a massive graviton. We present results both for individual events and also results obtained by combining together particularly strong events from the first and second observing runs of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo, as collected in the catalog GWTC-1. We do not find any inconsistency of the data with the predictions of general relativity and improve our previously presented combined constraints by factors of 1.1 to 2.5. In particular, we bound the mass of the graviton to be $m_g \leq 4.7 \times 10^{-23} \text{eV}/c^2$ ($90\%$ credible level), an improvement of a factor of 1.6 over our previously presented results. Additionally, we check that the four gravitational-wave events published for the first time in GWTC-1 do not lead to stronger constraints on alternative polarizations than those published previously.
Editorial analysis
A structured set of objections, weighed in public.
Referee Report
Summary. The manuscript reports results from four standard consistency tests of general relativity applied to the binary black hole events in the GWTC-1 catalog: (1) residual analysis after subtracting best-fit GR waveforms, (2) consistency between low- and high-frequency signal components, (3) parameterized deviations in post-Newtonian coefficients, and (4) constraints on modified dispersion relations including a massive graviton. Results are presented for individual events and for combinations of strong events; no inconsistencies with GR are found, and combined constraints are tightened by factors of 1.1–2.5 relative to prior work, including a new 90% credible bound mg ≤ 4.7 × 10^{-23} eV/c² on the graviton mass. The analysis also verifies that newly published GWTC-1 events do not strengthen prior limits on alternative polarizations.
Significance. If the modeling assumptions hold, the work provides a robust multi-test confirmation of GR in the strong-field, dynamical regime and delivers modestly improved bounds on beyond-GR parameters. The use of established waveform approximants, direct comparison to data, and transparent combination of events across observing runs strengthens the reliability of the null results and the reported improvement factors.
minor comments (2)
- The description of the event-combination procedure (how individual-event posteriors are merged for the joint constraints) could be expanded with an explicit equation or pseudocode to make the statistical weighting fully transparent.
- Figure captions for the residual and frequency-split plots should state the exact frequency cut used and the noise model assumed, to allow direct reproduction of the consistency checks.
Simulated Author's Rebuttal
We thank the referee for their careful reading of the manuscript and for recommending acceptance. The provided summary accurately reflects the scope of the four consistency tests, the combination of events from GWTC-1, and the resulting bounds, including the updated graviton-mass limit.
Circularity Check
No significant circularity detected
full rationale
The paper's derivation chain consists of four direct statistical consistency tests (residuals after subtracting best-fit GR waveforms, low/high-frequency split consistency, parameterized deviations in post-Newtonian coefficients, and modified dispersion relations including graviton mass) applied to GWTC-1 events using established GR waveform approximants. These steps compare observed data to model predictions via standard Bayesian inference without self-definitional loops, fitted parameters renamed as predictions, or load-bearing self-citations that reduce the null results or new bounds (e.g., mg ≤ 4.7 × 10^{-23} eV/c²) to unverified priors. The reported improvement factors over prior work are comparative statements only and do not form the central claim. The analysis is self-contained against external benchmarks (LIGO data and GR theory) with the main modeling assumptions (waveform fidelity, noise statistics) explicitly noted as external to the circularity check.
Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger
axioms (2)
- domain assumption General relativity waveform models accurately describe binary black hole signals
- domain assumption Detector noise is stationary and Gaussian
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