Gravitational Waves Notes, Issue #4 : "A Roadmap to Fundamental Physics from LISA EMRI Observations"

TL;DR

This paper discusses how observations of Extreme Mass Ratio Inspirals (EMRIs) by the LISA mission can serve as a pathway to uncover fundamental physics, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration among astrophysics, relativity, and data analysis.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive roadmap for using LISA EMRI data to explore fundamental physics, fostering closer integration of different research communities.

Findings

LISA EMRI observations can test theories of gravity.

Interdisciplinary collaboration enhances the potential for discoveries.

A strategic framework is proposed for future research in fundamental physics.

Abstract

GW Notes was born from the need for a journal where the distinct communities involved in gravitation wave research might gather. While these three communities - Astrophysics, General Relativity and Data Analysis - have made significant collaborative progress over recent years, we believe that it is indispensable to future advancement that they draw closer, and that they speak a common idiom. For this GW Notes issue we have approached Carlos F. Sopuerta to write the highlight article of this issue on his thoughts on fundamental physics with LISA.