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We investigate leading order deviations from general relativity that violate the Einstein equivalence principle in the gravitational standard model extension. We show that redshift experiments based on matter waves and clock comparisons are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-19 Michael A. Hohensee , Steven Chu , Achim Peters , Holger Mueller

We propose two distinct atom interferometer gravitational wave detectors, one terrestrial and another satellite-based, utilizing the core technology of the Stanford $10 \text{m}$ atom interferometer presently under construction. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-06-22 Savas Dimopoulos , Peter W. Graham , Jason M. Hogan , Mark A. Kasevich , Surjeet Rajendran

In 2022 China Space Station (CSS) will be equipped with atomic clocks and optical clocks with stabilities of $2 \times 10^{-16}$ and $8 \times 10^{-18}$, respectively, which provides an excellent opportunity to test gravitational redshift…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2022-04-27 Wenbin Shen , Pengfei Zhang , Ziyu Shen , Rui Xu , Xiao Sun , Mostafa Ashry , Abdelrahim Ruby , Wei Xu , Kuangchao Wu , Yifan Wu , An Ning , Lei Wang , Lihong Li , Chenghui Cai

A gravitational wave traversing the line of sight to a distant source produces a frequency shift which contributes to redshift space distortion. As a consequence, gravitational waves are imprinted as density fluctuations in redshift space.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-30 Somnath Bharadwaj , Tapomoy Guha Sarkar

Based on previous publications exploring pseudo-complex General Relativity (pc-GR) we present a selection of observable consequences of pc-GR and possible ways to experimentally access them. Whenever possible we compare the results to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-04-26 Thomas Schönenbach , Gunther Caspar , Peter O. Hess , Thomas Boller , Andreas Müller , Mirko Schäfer , Walter Greiner

The status of experimental tests of general relativity and of theoretical frameworks for analysing them are reviewed. Einstein's equivalence principle (EEP) is well supported by experiments such as the E\"otv\"os experiment, tests of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Clifford M. Will

The observations of gravitational-wave signals from astrophysical sources such as binary inspirals will be used to test General Relativity for self consistency and against alternative theories of gravity. I describe a simple formula that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-10-09 Michele Vallisneri

We show that the gravitational wave source counts distribution can test how gravitational radiation propagates on cosmological scales. This test does not require obtaining redshifts for the sources. If the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-27 Erminia Calabrese , Nicholas Battaglia , David N. Spergel

Building upon earlier work, we explore the limits of using a configuration of satellites to measure the trace of the gravitational gradient tensor using intersatellite laser ranging and timing observables without relying on high-precision…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-01 Viktor T. Toth

The recently suggested SEE (Satellite Energy Exchange) method of measuring the gravitational constant $G$, possible equivalence principle violation (measured by the E\"{o}tv\"{o}s parameter $\eta$) and the hypothetic 5th force parameters…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-02-03 A. D. Alexeev , K. A. Bronnikov , N. I. Kolosnitsyn , M. Yu. Konstantinov , V. N. Melnikov , A. G. Radynov

For testing gravity and detecting gravitational waves in space, deep-space laser ranging using drag-free spacecraft is a common method. Deep space provides a large arena and a long integration time. Laser technology provides measurement…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-23 Wei-Tou Ni

Atom interferometers allow the measurement of the acceleration of freely falling atoms with respect to an experimental platform at rest on Earth's surface. Such experiments have been used to test the universality of free fall by comparing…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-17 Peter Wolf , Luc Blanchet , Christian J. Bordé , Serge Reynaud , Christophe Salomon , Claude Cohen-Tannoudji

General relativity offers a classical description to gravitation and spacetime, and is a cornerstone for modern physics. It has passed a number of empirical tests with flying colours, mostly in the weak-gravity regimes, but nowadays also in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-10-06 Lijing Shao

Gravitational redshift as a relativistic effect in cosmological objects is investigated. Possible signatures of the gravitational redshift in measurements of satellite galaxies in clusters of galaxies, intracluster gas, as well as galaxies…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-03-21 Daiki Sakuma , Ayumu Terukina , Kazuhiro Yamamoto , Chiaki Hikage

In this paper, we present an overview of ASTROD (Astrodynamical Space Test of Relativity using Optical Devices) and ASTROD I mission concepts and studies. The missions employ deep-space laser ranging using drag-free spacecraft to map the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Wei-Tou Ni

Space-borne gravitational wave detectors, such as the proposed Laser Interferometer Space Antenna, are expected to observe black hole coalescences to high redshift and with large signal-to-noise ratios, rendering their gravitational waves…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-29 Nicolas Yunes , Frans Pretorius , David Spergel

Gravitational waves undergo redshift as they propagate through the expanding universe, and the redshift may exhibit time-dependent drift. Consequently, for any isolated gravitational wave sources, the mass parameter $\mathcal{M}$ and the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-03 Tan Liu , Wen-Fan Feng , Zong-Kuan Guo

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

The cross-correlation of gravitational wave strain with upcoming galaxy surveys probe theories of gravity in a new way. This method enables testing the theory of gravity by combining the effects from both gravitational lensing of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-04-01 Suvodip Mukherjee , Benjamin D. Wandelt , Joseph Silk

Testing of the gravitation equations, proposed by one of the authors earlier, by a binary pulsar is considered. It has been shown that the formulas for the gravitation radiation of the system resulting from the equations do not contradict…

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