Gravitational Waves in Massive Gravity Theories: Waveforms, Fluxes, and Constraints from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Mergers

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Gravitational Waves in Massive Gravity Theories : Waveforms, Fluxes, and Constraints from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Mergers. / Cardoso, Vitor; Castro, Goncalo; Maselli, Andrea.

I: Physical Review Letters, Bind 121, Nr. 25, 251103, 17.12.2018.

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Cardoso, V, Castro, G & Maselli, A 2018, 'Gravitational Waves in Massive Gravity Theories: Waveforms, Fluxes, and Constraints from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Mergers', Physical Review Letters, bind 121, nr. 25, 251103. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.251103

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Cardoso, V., Castro, G., & Maselli, A. (2018). Gravitational Waves in Massive Gravity Theories: Waveforms, Fluxes, and Constraints from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Mergers. Physical Review Letters, 121(25), [251103]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.251103

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Cardoso V, Castro G, Maselli A. Gravitational Waves in Massive Gravity Theories: Waveforms, Fluxes, and Constraints from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Mergers. Physical Review Letters. 2018 dec. 17;121(25). 251103. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.251103

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Cardoso, Vitor ; Castro, Goncalo ; Maselli, Andrea. / Gravitational Waves in Massive Gravity Theories : Waveforms, Fluxes, and Constraints from Extreme-Mass-Ratio Mergers. I: Physical Review Letters. 2018 ; Bind 121, Nr. 25.

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