Publications

Table of contents:

You can find my papers in INSPIRE and NASA/ADS.

Manuscripts under review

  1. Gravitational-wave lensing in Einstein-aether theory
    Julius Streibert, Hector O. Silva, and Miguel Zumalacárregui
    [2404.07782]
  2. Breaking black-hole uniqueness at supermassive scales
    Astrid Eichhorn, Pedro G. S. Fernandes, Aaron Held, and Hector O. Silva
    [2312.11430]

Published papers

  1. Quasinormal modes and their excitation beyond general relativity
    Hector O. Silva, Giovanni Tambalo, Kostas Glampedakis, Kent Yagi, and Jan Steinhoff
    Phys. Rev. D 110, 024042 (2024) [2404.11110]
  2. Renormalizing Love: tidal effects at the third post-Newtonian order
    Manoj K. Mandal, Pierpaolo Mastrolia, Hector O. Silva, Raj Patil, and Jan Steinhoff
    J. High Energ. Phys. 2024, 188 (2024) [2308.01865]
  3. Gravitational radiation from a particle plunging into a Schwarzschild black hole: frequency-domain and semirelativistic analyses
    Hector O. Silva, Giovanni Tambalo, Kostas Glampedakis, and Kent Yagi
    Phys. Rev. D 109, 024036 (2024) [2308.14823]
  4. Gravitoelectric dynamical tides at second post-Newtonian order
    Manoj K. Mandal, Pierpaolo Mastrolia, Hector O. Silva, Raj Patil, and Jan Steinhoff
    J. High Energ. Phys. 2023, 67 (2023) [2304.02030]
  5. Tests of general relativity in the nonlinear regime: a parametrized plunge-merger-ringdown gravitational waveform model
    Elisa Maggio, Hector O. Silva, Alessandra Buonanno, and Abhirup Ghosh
    Phys. Rev. D 108, 024043 (2023) [2212.09655]
  6. Black-hole ringdown as a probe of higher-curvature gravity theories
    Hector O. Silva, Abhirup Ghosh, and Alessandra Buonanno
    Phys. Rev. D 107, 044030 (2023) [2205.05132]
  7. Spin-induced dynamical scalarization, de-scalarization and stealthness in scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity during black hole coalescence
    Matthew Elley, Hector O. Silva, Helvi Witek, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. D 106, 044018 (2022) [2205.06240]
  8. Black hole sensitivities in Einstein-scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity
    Félix-Louis Julié, Hector O. Silva, Emanuele Berti, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. D 105, 124031 (2022) [2202.01329]
  9. Quasinormal modes of slowly-rotating black holes in dynamical Chern-Simons gravity
    Pratik Wagle, Nicolás Yunes, and Hector O. Silva
    Phys. Rev. D 105, 124003 (2022) [2103.09913]
  10. Ghost of vector fields in compact stars
    Hector O. Silva, Andrew Coates, Fethi M. Ramazanoğlu, and Thomas P. Sotiriou
    Phys. Rev. D 105, 024046 (2022) [2110.04594]
  11. Eikonal quasinormal modes of black holes beyond general relativity III: scalar Gauss-Bonnet gravity
    Albert Bryant, Hector O. Silva, Kent Yagi, and Kostas Glampedakis
    Phys. Rev. D 104, 044051 (2021) [2106.09657]
  12. Improved gravitational-wave constraints on higher-order curvature theories of gravity
    Scott E. Perkins, Remya Nair, Hector O. Silva, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. D 104, 024060 (2021) [2104.11189]
  13. Dynamical descalarization in binary black hole mergers
    Hector O. Silva, Helvi Witek, Matthew Elley, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 031101 (2021) [2012.10436]
  14. A square peg in a circular hole: choosing the right ansatz for isolated black holes in generic gravitational theories
    Yiqi Xie, Jun Zhang, Hector O. Silva, Claudia de Rham, Helvi Witek, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 241104 (2021) [2103.03925]
  15. Astrophysical and theoretical physics implications from multimessenger neutron star observations
    Hector O. Silva, A. Miguel Holgado, Alejandro Cárdenas-Avendaño, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 181101 (2021) [2004.01253]
  16. The role of strong gravity and the nuclear equation of state on neutron-star common-envelope accretion
    A. Miguel Holgado, Hector O. Silva, Paul M. Ricker, and Nicolás Yunes
    Astrophys. J. Lett. 910 L22 (2021) [2101.08267]
  17. The surface of rapidly-rotating neutron stars: implications to neutron star parameter estimation
    Hector O. Silva, George Pappas, Nicolás Yunes, and Kent Yagi
    Phys. Rev. D 103, 063038 (2021) [2008.05565]
  18. Spin-induced scalarized black holes
    Carlos A. R. Herdeiro, Eugen Radu, Hector O. Silva, Thomas P. Sotiriou, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 126, 011103 (2021) [2009.03904]
  19. Eikonal quasinormal modes of black holes beyond general relativity II: generalized scalar-tensor perturbations
    Hector O. Silva and Kostas Glampedakis
    Phys. Rev. D 101, 044051 (2020) [1912.09286]
  20. Cosmological attractors to general relativity and spontaneous scalarization with disformal coupling
    Hector O. Silva and Masato Minamitsuji
    Phys. Rev. D 100, 104012 (2019) [1909.11756]
  21. Fundamental physics implications for higher-curvature theories from binary black hole signals in the LIGO-Virgo Catalog GWTC-1
    Remya Nair, Scott Perkins, Hector O. Silva, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 191101 (2019) Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 169904(E) (2020) [1905.00870]
  22. More than the sum of its parts: combining parameterized tests of extreme gravity
    Hector O. Silva and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. D 100, 084034 (2019) [1906.00485]
  23. Eikonal quasinormal modes of black holes beyond general relativity
    Kostas Glampedakis and Hector O. Silva
    Phys. Rev. D 100, 044040 (2019) [1906.05455]
  24. The exterior spacetime of relativistic stars in scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity
    Alexander Saffer, Hector O. Silva, and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. D 100, 044030 (2019) [1903.07779]
  25. Finite size effects on the light curves of slowly-rotating neutron stars
    Hajime Sotani, Hector O. Silva, and George Pappas
    Phys. Rev. D 100, 043006 (2019) [1905.07668]
  26. Neutron star x-ray burst oscillations as extreme gravity probes
    Hector O. Silva and Nicolás Yunes
    Class. Quantum Grav. 36, 17LT01 (2019) [1902.10269]
  27. Self-interactions and spontaneous black hole scalarization
    Caio F. B. Macedo, Jeremy Sakstein, Emanuele Berti, Leonardo Gualtieri, Hector O. Silva, and Thomas P. Sotiriou
    Phys. Rev. D 99, 104041 (2019) [1903.06784]
  28. On the stability of scalarized black hole solutions in scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity
    Hector O. Silva, Caio F. B. Macedo, Thomas P. Sotiriou, Leonardo Gualtieri, Jeremy Sakstein, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. D 99, 064011 (2019) [1812.05590]
  29. Neutron star pulse profiles in scalar-tensor theories of gravity
    Hector O. Silva and Nicolás Yunes
    Phys. Rev. D 99, 044034 (2019) [1808.04391]
  30. Spontaneous scalarization of black holes and compact stars from a Gauss-Bonnet coupling
    Hector O. Silva, Jeremy Sakstein, Leonardo Gualtieri, Thomas P. Sotiriou, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 131104 (2018) [1711.02080]
  31. Evidence for a maximum mass cut-off in the neutron star mass distribution and constraints on the equation of state
    Justin Alsing, Hector O. Silva, and Emanuele Berti
    MNRAS 478 1377 (2018) [1709.07889]
  32. I-Love-Q to the extreme
    Hector O. Silva and Nicolás Yunes
    Class. Quant. Grav. 35 015005 (2017) [1710.00919]
  33. Post-Kerr black hole spectroscopy
    Kostas Glampedakis, George Pappas, Hector O. Silva, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. D 96 064054 (2017) [1706.07658]
  34. Astrophysical applications of the post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff formalism
    Kostas Glampedakis, George Pappas, Hector O. Silva, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. D 94 044030 (2016) [1606.05106]
  35. Neutron stars in Horndeski gravity
    Andrea Maselli, Hector O. Silva, Masato Minamitsuji, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. D 93 124056 (2016) [1603.04876]
  36. Relativistic stars in scalar-tensor theories with disformal coupling
    Masato Minamitsuji and Hector O. Silva
    Phys. Rev. D 93 124041 (2016) [1604.07742]
  37. Low-mass neutron stars: universal relations, the nuclear symmetry energy and gravitational radiation
    Hector O. Silva, Hajime Sotani, and Emanuele Berti
    MNRAS 459 4378 (2016) [1601.03407]
  38. Slowly rotating black hole solutions in Horndeski gravity
    Andrea Maselli, Hector O. Silva, Masato Minamitsuji, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. D 92 104049 (2015) [1508.03044]
  39. Tensor-multi-scalar theories: relativistic stars and 3+1 decomposition
    Michael Horbatsch, Hector O. Silva, Davide Gerosa, Paolo Pani, Emanuele Berti, Leonardo Gualtieri, and Ulrich Sperhake
    Class. Quantum Grav. 32 204001 (2015) [1505.07462]
  40. Post-Tolman-Oppenheimer-Volkoff formalism for relativistic stars
    Kostas Glampedakis, George Pappas, Hector O. Silva, and Emanuele Berti
    Phys. Rev. D 92 024056 (2015) [1504.02455]
  41. Slowly rotating anisotropic neutron stars in general relativity and scalar-tensor theory
    Hector O. Silva, Caio F. B. Macedo, Emanuele Berti, and Luís C. B. Crispino
    Class. Quantum Grav. 32 145008 (2015) [1411.6286]
  42. Torsional oscillations of neutron stars in scalar-tensor theory of gravity
    Hector O. Silva, Hajime Sotani, Emanuele Berti, and Michael Horbatsch
    Phys. Rev. D 90 124044 (2014) [1410.2511]
  43. New signatures of the dynamical Casimir effect in a superconducting circuit
    Andreson L. C. Rego, Hector O. Silva, Danilo T. Alves, and C. Farina
    Phys. Rev. D 90 025003 (2014) [1405.3720]
  44. Simple model for the dynamical Casimir effect for a static mirror with time-dependent properties
    Hector O. Silva and C. Farina
    Phys. Rev. D 84 045003 (2011) [1102.2238]
  45. Exact behavior of the energy density inside an one-dimensional oscillating cavity with a thermal state
    Danilo T. Alves, Edney R. Granhen, Hector O. Silva, and Mateus G. Lima
    Phys. Lett. A 374 3899-3907 (2010) [1002.2238]
  46. Quantum radiation force on the moving mirror of a cavity, with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions for a vacuum, finite temperature, and a coherent state
    Danilo T. Alves, Edney R. Granhen, Hector O. Silva, and Mateus G. Lima
    Phys. Rev. D 81 025016

Review papers and book chapters

  1. Neutron stars as extreme gravity probes
    Hector O. Silva
    Review chapter for the book Recent Progress on Gravity Tests" (Eds. C. Bambi and A. Cárdenas-Avendaño, Springer Singapore) [2407.17578]
  2. Spontaneous scalarization
    Daniela D. Doneva, Fethi M. Ramazanoğlu, Hector O. Silva, Thomas P. Sotiriou, and Stoytcho S. Yazadjiev
    Rev. Mod. Phys. 96, 015004 (2024) [2211.01766]
  3. Testing General Relativity with present and future astrophysical observations
    Emanuele Berti, (47 authors), Hector O. Silva, (5 authors)
    Class. Quantum Grav. 32 243001 (2015) [1501.07274]

Papers in conference proceedings

  1. Compact objects in Horndeski gravity
    Hector O. Silva, Andrea Maselli, Masato Minamitsuji, and Emanuele Berti
    Int. J. Mod. Phys. D 25 1641006 (2016) [1602.05997]
  2. Time-dependent Robin boundary conditions in the dynamical Casimir effect
    C. Farina, Hector O. Silva, Andreson L. C. Rego, and Danilo T. Alves
    Int. J. Mod. Phys. Conf. Ser. 14 306 (2012) [1201.3846]
  3. Time evolution of the energy density inside a one-dimensional non-static cavity with a vacuum, thermal and a coherent state
    Danilo T. Alves, Edney R. Granhen, Mateus G. Lima, Hector O. Silva, and Andreson R. L. Rego
    J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 161 012032 (2009) [0903.1305]