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Constraining MOdified Gravity with the S2 Star

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-06-28 v1

Abstract

We have used publicly available kinematic data for the S2 star to constrain the parameter space of MOdified Gravity. Integrating geodesics and using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo algorithm we have provided with the first constraint on the scales of the Galactic Centre for the parameter α\alpha of the theory, which represents the fractional increment of the gravitational constant GG with respect to its Newtonian value. Namely, α0.662\alpha \lesssim 0.662 at 99.7% confidence level (where α=0\alpha = 0 reduces the theory to General Relativity).

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@article{arxiv.2206.12699,
  title  = {Constraining MOdified Gravity with the S2 Star},
  author = {Riccardo Della Monica and Ivan de Martino and Mariafelicia de Laurentis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.12699},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Proceeding of the conference Alternative Gravities and Fundamental Cosmology (ALTECOSMOFUN'21)

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