🌀 Black Hole Echo Calculator
Calculate gravitational wave echo delays from RFT quantum corrections near black hole horizons
⚠️ Based on speculative RFT modifications to horizon physics. Values are theoretical predictions.
Echo delay from quantum corrections to black hole geometry
Black Hole Parameters
Primary Mass
RFT Quantum Parameters
Detection Parameters
Echo Predictions
Echo Time Delay
Time between merger and first echo
Echo Amplitude Ratio
Echo strain relative to main signal
Phase Shift
RFT-induced phase modification
Detectability
With current LIGO sensitivity
Simulated Waveform
Main signal (blue) and predicted echo (orange)
RFT Black Hole Echo Mechanism
In RFT, quantum corrections from scalaron field fluctuations create a partially reflective "firewall" near the black hole horizon. This modified geometry allows a fraction of the gravitational wave signal to bounce back, creating delayed echoes.
The echo time delay depends on the light-travel time near the horizon:
- Δt ∝ M ln(M/M_Planck) for the quantum correction scale
- Modified by spin through frame-dragging effects
- Amplitude decreases with each subsequent echo
- Phase shifts encode information about horizon structure
Key prediction: Echo delays should correlate with black hole mass and spin according to RFT quantum geometry, distinguishing it from other echo models.