Constraining Ultralight Scalars with Black Hole Binary Mergers in Galactic Nuclei

arXiv:2609.12052 · gr-qc, astro-ph.HE, hep-ph · Submitted 2026-09-10 · Read on arXiv

gr-qc, astro-ph.HE, hep-ph

Submitted: 2026-09-10

Updated: 2026-09-10

Comments: 7 pages, 2 figures + supM 24 pages, 17 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

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