Gravitational Waves and Symmetry
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 81
Special Issue Editor
2. Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133 Roma, Italy
Interests: gravitational wave detectors; optical interferometry; optical aberrations; thermal compensation; optics; dark matter; quantum gravity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gravitational waves have transformed our view of the universe, revealing dynamic processes from black hole mergers to neutron star collisions. Symmetry principles lie at the heart of both theoretical predictions and experimental breakthroughs in this field. In this Special Issue of Symmetry, we invite you to share original research, comprehensive reviews, and experimental reports that leverage symmetry to deepen our understanding of gravitational wave sources, propagation, and detection.
We welcome submissions on theoretical, computational, and experimental fronts, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Symmetry groups in exact and perturbative solutions of Einstein’s equations;
- Design and characterization of interferometric detectors exploiting symmetry;
- Calibration and noise mitigation methods based on symmetry properties of test masses and optics;
- Role of conformal, CPT, and duality symmetries in gravitational wave emission;
- Symmetry breaking during early-universe phase transitions and their gravitational wave imprints;
- Numerical relativity techniques that preserve or reveal underlying symmetries;
- Data analysis pipelines leveraging waveform symmetries for detection and parameter estimation;
- Gravitational wave memory effects and their symmetry characterizations;
- Gauge symmetries and implications for detector response and noise reduction;
- Beyond–General Relativity theories: symmetry extensions and novel gravitational wave signatures.
We look forward to your contributions, which will bridge the gap between fundamental theory and cutting-edge experiments.
Dr. Lorenzo Aiello
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gravitational waves
- symmetry principles
- symmetry breaking
- interferometric detectors
- numerical relativity
- waveform modeling
- data analysis pipelines
- conformal symmetry
- gauge symmetry
- modified gravity theories
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