Precision cosmology from future lensed gravitational wave and electromagnetic signals

Gravitational wave sources can be used as cosmological probes through a direct distance luminosity relation. Here, the authors demonstrate that the time delay between lensed gravitational wave signals and their electromagnetic counterparts can reduce the uncertainty in the Hubble constant.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kai Liao, Xi-Long Fan, Xuheng Ding, Marek Biesiada, Zong-Hong Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01152-9