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We explore the Minkowski functionals of weak lensing convergence map to distinguish between $f(R)$ gravity and the general relativity (GR). The mock weak lensing convergence maps are constructed with a set of high-resolution simulations…

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The morphological properties of large scale structure of the Universe can be fully described by four Minkowski functionals (MFs), which provide important complementary information to other statistical observables such as the widely used…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-24 Wenjuan Fang , Baojiu Li , Gong-Bo Zhao

Modified theories of gravity provide us with a unique opportunity to generate innovative tests of gravity. In Chameleon f(R) gravity, the gravitational potential differs from the weak-field limit of general relativity (GR) in a mass…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-26 Alejo Stark , Christopher J. Miller , Nicholas Kern , Daniel Gifford , Gong-Bo Zhao , Baojiu Li , Kazuya Koyama , Robert C. Nichol

The phenomenology of modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) on galaxy scales may point to more fundamental theories of either modified gravity (MG) or modified inertia (MI). In this paper, we test the applicability of the global deep-MOND…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-04-22 Jonas Petersen , Federico Lelli

In a recent paper, Alimi & Koskas highlighted in $w$CDM models derived from general relativity (GR) (with Dark Energy Universe numerical simulation data), a cosmological invariance of the distribution of dark-matter (DM) halo shapes when…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-08 Remy Koskas , Jean-Michel Alimi

The matter distribution in the Universe exhibits a rich variety of structures forming the cosmic web. These structures arise from the anisotropic gravitational collapse of primordial density fluctuations and define the pathways along which…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-21 J. A. L. Aguerri , S. Zarattini

In this letter, we investigate cosmology within the framework of modified $f(Q, L_m)$ gravity using the non-linear model $f(Q, L_m) = -Q + \alpha L_m^n + \beta$, where $\alpha$, $\beta$, and $n$ are free parameters. The modified Friedmann…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-02 Y. Myrzakulov , Alnadhief H. A. Alfedeel , M. Koussour , S. Muminov , E. I. Hassan , J. Rayimbaev

Filaments are ubiquitous in the universe. Recent observations have revealed that stars and star clusters form preferentially along dense filaments. Understanding the formation and properties of filaments is therefore a crucial step in…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-22 Christoph Federrath

One of the challenges in testing gravity with cosmology is the vast freedom opened when extending General Relativity. For linear perturbations, one solution consists in using the Effective Field Theory of Dark Energy (EFT of DE). Even then,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-20 Jérôme Gleyzes

We present $\texttt{MG-evolution}$, an $N$-body code simulating the cosmological structure formation for parametrised modifications of gravity. It is built from the combination of parametrised linear theory with a parametrisation of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-05-03 Farbod Hassani , Lucas Lombriser

We investigate the effect of modified gravity on the specific angular momentum of galactic halos by analyzing the halo catalogs at z=0 from high-resolution N-body simulations for a f(R) gravity model that meets the solar-system constraint.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-04 Jounghun Lee , Gong-Bo Zhao , Baojiu Li , Kazuya Koyama

Screened modified gravity predicts potentially large signatures in the peculiar velocity field that makes it an interesting probe to test gravity on cosmological scales. We investigate the signatures induced by the Symmetron and a Chameleon…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-23 Max Gronke , Claudio Llinares , David F. Mota , Hans A. Winther

General Relativity (GR) was proven via the direct detection of gravitational waves from the mergers of the binary black holes and binary neutron stars by the Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo detectors. These detections confirmed the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-05-18 S. Shankaranarayanan , Joseph P Johnson

Studying the nature and origin of the intergalactic magnetic field (IGMF) is an outstanding problem of cosmology. Measuring Faraday rotation would be a promising method to explore the IGMF in the large-scale structure (LSS) of the universe.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Takuya Akahori , Dongsu Ryu

General relativity as one the pillar of modern cosmology has to be thoroughly tested if we want to achieve an accurate cosmology. We present the results from such a test on cosmological scales using cosmic shear and galaxy clustering…

Differences in masses inferred from dynamics, such as velocity dispersions or X-rays, and those inferred from lensing are a generic prediction of modified gravity theories. Viable models however must include some non-linear mechanism to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-05-25 Fabian Schmidt

We investigate the evolution of cosmic structures within the framework of modified gravity, specifically focusing on theories described by the function $f(R, L_m)$, where $R$ is the Ricci scalar and $L_m$ is the matter Lagrangian. This…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-08 G. K. Goswami , J. P. Saini

Using galactic rotation curves, we test a -quantum motivated- gravity model that at large distances modifies the Newtonian potential when spherical symmetry is considered. In this model one adds a Rindler acceleration term to the rotation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2014-01-09 Jorge L. Cervantes-Cota , Jesus A. Gomez-Lopez

There are a number of approaches to testing General Relativity (GR) on linear scales using parameterized frameworks for modifying cosmological perturbation theory. It is sometimes assumed that the details of any given parameterization are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Joe Zuntz , Tessa Baker , Pedro Ferreira , Constantinos Skordis

We propose a new framework for testing gravity using cluster observations, which aims to provide an unbiased constraint on modified gravity models from Sunyaev Zel'dovich (SZ) and X-ray cluster counts and the cluster gas fraction, among…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-10 Myles A. Mitchell , Jian-hua He , Christian Arnold , Baojiu Li