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We find the linearized gravitational field of a static spherically symmetric mass distribution in massive conformal gravity and test it with some solar system experiments. The result is that the theory agrees with the general relativistic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-04-05 F. F. Faria

Some tests of gravity theories - periastron shift, geodetic precession, change in mean motion and gravitational redshift - are applied in solar and stellar systems to constrain the cosmological constant. We thus consider a length scale…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 M. Sereno , Ph. Jetzer

General Relativity (GR) remains the cornerstone of gravitational physics, providing remarkable success in describing a wide range of astrophysical and cosmological phenomena. However, several challenges underscore the urgent need to explore…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-12 Susobhan Mandal , S. Shankaranarayanan

The recent discovery of "dark energy" has challenged Einstein's general theory of relativity as a complete model for our macroscopic universe. From a theoretical view, the challenge is even stronger: general relativity clearly does not…

Recent experiments have successfully tested Einstein's general theory of relativity to remarkable precision. We discuss recent progress in the tests of relativistic gravity in the solar system and present motivations for the new generation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-13 Slava G. Turyshev

Einstein's theory of general relativity (GR) provides the best available description of gravity. The recent detection of gravitational waves and the first picture of a black hole have provided spectacular confirmations of GR, as well as…

Physics Education · Physics 2020-08-26 Jorge Pinochet

The classical tests of general relativity - light deflection, time delay and perihelion shift - are applied, along with the geodetic precession test, to the five-dimensional extension of the theory known as Kaluza-Klein gravity, using an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 Hongya Liu , James Overduin

In this communication, we focus on the possibility to test General Relativity (GR) with radioscience experiments. We present simulations of observables performed in alternative theories of gravity using a software that simulates…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-11 A. Hees , B. Lamine , S. Reynaud , M. -T. Jaekel , C. Le Poncin-Lafitte , V. Lainey , A. Füzfa , J. -M. Courty , V. Dehant , P. Wolf

General Relativity (GR) remains the most accurate theory of gravity to date. It has passed many experimental tests in the Solar System as well as binary pulsar, cosmological and gravitational-wave (GW) observations. Some of these tests…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-03-13 Marta Colleoni , N. V. Krishnendu , Pierre Mourier , Sayantani Bera , Xisco Jiménez-Forteza

We discuss the motivation for high accuracy relativistic gravitational experiments in the Solar System and complementary cosmological tests. We focus our attention on the issue of distinguishing a generic scalar-theory of gravity as the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Orfeu Bertolami

General Relativity is today the best theory of gravity addressing a wide range of phenomena. Our understanding of physical laws, from cosmology to local scales, cannot be properly formulated without taking into account it. It is based on…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-16 G. M. Tino , L. Cacciapuoti , S. Capozziello , G. Lambiase , F. Sorrentino

Although general relativity underlies modern cosmology, its applicability on cosmological length scales has yet to be stringently tested. Such a test has recently been proposed, using a quantity, EG, that combines measures of large-scale…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-03-11 Reinabelle Reyes , Rachel Mandelbaum , Uros Seljak , Tobias Baldauf , James E. Gunn , Lucas Lombriser , Robert E. Smith

The general theory of relativity is currently established as the most precise theory of gravity supported by observations, and its application is diverse ranging from astronomy to cosmology, while its application to astrophysics has been…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2025-07-16 Shuichi Yokoyama

General extensions of General Relativity (GR) based on bona fide degrees of freedom predict a fifth force which operates within massive objects, opening up an exciting opportunity to perform precision tests of gravity at stellar scales.…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2022-11-30 Ippocratis D. Saltas , Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard

This report is a literature review of significant and successful tests of general relativity [GR]. The GR predicted value for the perihelion advance of Mercury was Deltaf = 43.03 arcsec century^-1 and fit well with observation, being the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-05-15 Estelle Asmodelle

We consider the domain of applicability of general relativity (GR), as a classical theory of gravity, by considering its applications to a variety of settings of physical interest as well as its relationship with real observations. We argue…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-10-12 Reza Tavakol , Roustam Zalaletdinov

This paper addresses the motivation, technology and recent results in the tests of the general theory of relativity (GR) in the solar system. We specifically discuss Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR), the only technique available to test the Strong…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-23 Slava G. Turyshev , James G. Williams , Kenneth Nordtvedt , Michael Shao , Thomas W. Murphy

The current effort to test General Relativity employs multiple disparate formalisms for different observables, obscuring the relations between laboratory, astrophysical and cosmological constraints. To remedy this situation, we develop a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-09 Tessa Baker , Dimitrios Psaltis , Constantinos Skordis

Modifications to gravity can provide attractive alternatives to the dark components of the standard model of cosmology. These modifications to general relativity (GR) must be hidden at small scales where theory is well tested, and so one…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-06 Benjamin Bose