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Main Author: Bambi, Cosimo
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12269
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author Bambi, Cosimo
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contents The theory of General Relativity has successfully passed a large number of observational tests. The theory has been extensively tested in the weak-field regime with experiments in the Solar System and observations of binary pulsars. The past 10 years have seen significant advancements in the study of the strong-field regime, which can now be tested with gravitational waves, X-ray data, and black hole imaging. Here I summarize the state-of-the-art of the tests of General Relativity with black hole X-ray data and I briefly discuss the long-term vision of the possibility of an interstellar mission to the closest black hole for more precise and accurate tests.
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spellingShingle Testing General Relativity with Black Holes
Bambi, Cosimo
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
The theory of General Relativity has successfully passed a large number of observational tests. The theory has been extensively tested in the weak-field regime with experiments in the Solar System and observations of binary pulsars. The past 10 years have seen significant advancements in the study of the strong-field regime, which can now be tested with gravitational waves, X-ray data, and black hole imaging. Here I summarize the state-of-the-art of the tests of General Relativity with black hole X-ray data and I briefly discuss the long-term vision of the possibility of an interstellar mission to the closest black hole for more precise and accurate tests.
title Testing General Relativity with Black Holes
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12269