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Constraining the topological Gauss-Bonnet coupling from GW150914
Published 21 Jan 2022 in gr-qc and hep-th | (2201.08700v2)
Abstract: Recent gravitational wave observation based on the data from GW150914 has confirmed Hawking's area theorem and estimated the increase in total horizon area during a merger process of two Kerr black holes. We use this result and the validity of the second law to obtain the first observational bound on the 4D topological Gauss-Bonnet coupling as $\gamma \lesssim 2.804{+7.946}_{-1.169} \times 10{9}\, m2$ with $95 \%$ credibility.
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