标题： 引力波天文学：爱因斯坦广义相对论的终极考验 显示英文标题

标题： Gravitational waves astronomy: the ultimate test for Einstein's General Relativity

摘要： 众所周知，爱因斯坦的广义相对论（GR）取得了巨大成功，并通过了众多实验测试。 另一方面，GR也表现出一些缺点和缺陷，这些今天促使理论物理学家思考它是否是引力的最终理论。 在本文中，我们表明，如果引力波（GWs）探测的先进项目能提高其灵敏度，从而能够进行GWs天文学，那么就能确定爱因斯坦的GR是否是正确的和最终的引力理论。 为了达到这个目标，必须使用来自各种引力理论（即GR和扩展引力理论）产生的引力波的干涉仪的精确角度和频率相关的响应函数。 本文基于一篇获得了2009年重力研究基金会奖项荣誉提名的论文。 显示英文摘要

摘要： It is well known that Einstein's General Relativity (GR) achieved a great success and overcame lots of experimental tests. On the other hand, GR also showed some shortcomings and flaws which today advise theorists to ask if it is the definitive theory of gravity. In this review we show that, if advanced projects on the detection of Gravitational Waves (GWs) will improve their sensitivity, allowing to perform a GWs astronomy, understanding if Einstein's GR is the correct and definitive theory of gravity will be possible. For this goal, accurate angular and frequency dependent response functions of interferometers for GWs arising from various Theories of Gravity, i.e. GR and Extended Theories of Gravity will have to be used. This review is founded on the Essay which won an Honorable Mention at the the 2009 Gravity Research Foundation Awards.