Computation Methods for Parametric Analysis of Gravitational Wave Data

Gravitational waves are detected, analyzed and matched filtered based on an approximation of General Relativity called the Post Newtonian theory. This approximation method is based on the assumption that there is a weak gravity field both inside and around the body. However, scientists cannot justify why Post-Newtonian theory (meant for weak fields) works so well with strong fields of black hole mergers when it really should have failed [C. Will 2011]. Yunes and Pretorius gave another approach called parameterized post-Einsteinian (ppE) theory that uses negligible assumptions and promises to identify any deviation on the parameters through post-processing tests. This thesis project proposes to develop a method for the parametric detection and testing of gravitational waves by computation of ppE for the inspiral phase using ChirpLab. A set of templates will be generated with ppE parameters that can be used for the testing.