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Wojtak, Hansen and Hjorth have recently claimed to confirm general relativity and to rule out the tensor-vector-scalar (TeVeS) gravitational theory based on an analysis of the gravitational redshifts of galaxies in 7800 clusters. But their…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-11-06 Jacob D. Bekenstein , Robert H. Sanders

Vector fields in the expanding Universe are considered within the multidimensional theory of General Relativity. Vector fields in general relativity form a three-parametric variety. Our consideration includes the fields with a nonzero…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-28 Boris E. Meierovich

We use qualitative arguments combined with numerical simulations to argue that, in the approach to the singularity in a vacuum solution of Einstein's equations with $T^2$ isometry, the evolution at a generic point in space is an endless…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-17 Beverly K. Berger , James Isenberg , Marsha Weaver

In the framework of Relativistic MOND theory (TeVeS), we show that a late time background $\Lambda$CDM cosmology can be attained by choosing a specific $F(\mu)$ that also meets the requirement for the existence of Newtonian and MOND limits.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-02 J. G. Hao , R. Akhoury

Using strong lensing data Milgrom's MOdified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) or its covariant TeVeS (Tensor-Vector-Scalar Theory) is being examined here as an alternative to the conventional $\Lambda$CDM paradigm. We examine 10 double-image…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2011-05-10 Mu-Chen Chiu , Chung-Ming Ko , Yong Tian , HongSheng Zhao

In this paper we present some basic uniqueness results for evolutive equations under density constraints. First, we develop a rigorous proof of a well-known result (among specialists) in the case where the spontaneous velocity field…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2017-04-19 Simone Di Marino , Alpár Richárd Mészáros

We follow a low-energy effective theory approach to identify the general class of theories that describes a vector field (of unconstrained norm) coupled to gravity. The resulting set may be regarded as a generalization of the conventional…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-15 Cristian Armendariz-Picon , Alberto Diez-Tejedor

A general covariant extension of Einstein's field equations is considered with a view to Numerical Relativity applications. The basic variables are taken to be the metric tensor and an additional four-vector. The extended field equations,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 C. Bona , T. Ledvinka , C. Palenzuela , M. Zacek

Bekenstein's theory of relativistic gravity is conventionally written as a bi-metric theory. The two metrics are related by a disformal transformation defined by a dynamical vector field and a scalar field. In this comment we show that the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-02-18 T. G. Zlosnik , P. G. Ferreira , Glenn D. Starkman

With the Cowling approximation, the torsional oscillations on relativistic stars in tensor-vector-scalar (TeVeS) theory are examined. The spectrum features in TeVeS are very similar to those in general relativity (GR), but the torsional…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-07-05 Hajime Sotani

MOND, invented by Milgrom, is a phenomenological scheme whose basic premise is that the visible matter distribution in a galaxy or cluster of galaxies alone determines its dynamics. MOND fits many observations surprisingly well. Could it be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jacob D. Bekenstein

We construct a class of Einstein-vector theories where the vector field couples bilinearly to the curvature polynomials of arbitrary order in such a way that only Riemann tensor rather than its derivative enters the equations of motion. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2016-02-17 Wei-Jian Geng , H. Lu

The Vector-Tensor (VT) theories of gravity are a class of alternative theories to General Relativity (GR) that are characterized by the presence of a dynamical vector field besides the metric. They are studied in attempts to understand…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-31 V. H. Satheeshkumar

In recent years, a number of alternative theories of gravity have been proposed as possible resolutions of certain cosmological problems or as toy models for possible but heretofore unobserved effects. However, the implications of such…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Michael D. Seifert

A general covariant extension of Einstein\'{}s field equations is considered with a view to Numerical Relativity applications. The basic variables are taken to be the metric tensor and an additional four-vector $Z_\mu$. Einstein's solutions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-04-21 C. Bona , T. Ledvinka , C. Palenzuela , M. Zacek

In order to examine the gravitational waves emitted from the neutron stars in the tensor-vector-scalar (TeVeS) theory, we derive the perturbation equations for relativistic stars, where for simplicity we omit the perturbations of vector…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-30 Hajime Sotani

We consider possible generation of singularities of a vector field transported by diffeomorphisms with derivatives of uniformly bounded determinants. A particular case of volume preserving diffeomrphism is the most important, since it has…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-06-05 Dongho Chae

In the simple model of a massive vector field in flat space-time, we derive a kinetic equation of non-Markovian type, describing the vacuum pair creation under the action of external fields of different nature. We use for this aim the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 D. B. Blaschke , A. V. Prozorkevich , S. A. Smolyansky

The Aether-Scalar-Tensor (AeST) theory is an extension of General Relativity (GR) which can support Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) behaviour in its static weak-field limit, and cosmological evolution resembling $\Lambda$CDM. We consider…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-12-05 Amel Durakovic , Constantinos Skordis

In the framework of the Einstein-aether theory we consider a cosmological model, which describes the evolution of the unit dynamic vector field with activated rotational degree of freedom. We discuss exact solutions of the Einstein-aether…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-04-25 Alexander Balakin , Vladimir Popov