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We present a cosmological realization of Scalar--Tensor--Vector Gravity (STVG--MOG) in which the pre-recombination scalar perturbation dynamics become degenerate with those of $\Lambda$CDM without invoking particle dark matter. In the early…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-29 John W. Moffat

Recent analyses of wide-area radio-galaxy surveys have reported a statistically significant excess in the cosmic number-count dipole, with an amplitude exceeding the purely kinematic expectation of the standard $\Lambda$CDM model by a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-13 John. W. Moffat

As an alternative to the LCDM concordance model, Scalar-Tensor-Vector Modified Gravity (MOG) theory reproduces key cosmological observations without postulating the presence of an exotic dark matter component. MOG is a field theory based on…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-17 Viktor T. Toth

We investigate the cosmological perturbations in the context of a Scalar-Tensor-Vector theory of Gravity known as MOG in the literature. Recent investigations show that MOG reproduces a viable background cosmological evolution comparable to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-18 Sara Jamali , Mahmood Roshan , Luca Amendola

Deviations from the standard $\Lambda$CDM model motivate an interpretation of early universe cosmology using the Scalar-Tensor-Vector-Gravity (STVG) theory. A constraint analysis carried out by Valentino, Melchiorri and Silk, revealed…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-11-27 J. W. Moffat

The subject of this paper is to investigate the weak regime covariant scalar-tensor-vector gravity (STVG) theory, known as the MOdified gravity (MOG) theory of gravity. First, we show that the MOG in the absence of scalar fields is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-10-09 M. Khurshudyan , N. S. Mazhari , D. Momeni , R. Myrzakulov , M. Raza

Scalar-tensor-vector gravity, also known as modified gravity (MOG), has emerged as an alternative to General Relativity (GR). It aims to explain astrophysical phenomena without invoking dark matter. The S-stars orbiting the supermassive…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-21 Ioannis Liodis , Gernot Heissel , Rita Mastroioanni , Jai Grover , Dario Izzo

Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity (STVG), also referred as MOdified Gravity (MOG), is an alternative theory of the gravitational interaction. Its weak field approximation has been successfully used to described Solar System observations, galaxy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-02-02 Federico G. Lopez Armengol , Gustavo E. Romero

The recent data release by the Planck satellite collaboration presents a renewed challenge for modified theories of gravitation. Such theories must be capable of reproducing the observed angular power spectrum of the cosmic microwave…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-28 J. W. Moffat , V. T. Toth

We present the first joint analysis of catalogs of radio galaxies and quasars to determine if their sky distribution is consistent with the standard $\Lambda$CDM model of cosmology. This model is based on the cosmological principle, which…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-29 Nathan Secrest , Sebastian von Hausegger , Mohamed Rameez , Roya Mohayaee , Subir Sarkar

Our modified gravity theory (MOG) is a gravitational theory without exotic dark matter, based on an action principle. MOG has been used successfully to model astrophysical phenomena such as galaxy rotation curves, galaxy cluster masses, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-25 J. W. Moffat , V. T. Toth

The Lambda-CDM model is the best fit to cosmological data, and to the observed galactic rotation curves. However, in the absence of a direct detection of dark matter one should explore theories such as MOND, and perhaps also modified…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2013-12-03 Priti Mishra , Tejinder P. Singh

Scalar Tensor Vector Gravity(STVG) is a fully covariant Lorentz invariant alternative theory of gravity also called as MOdified Gravity(MOG) which modifies General Relativity(GR) with dynamical massive vector field and scalar fields. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-04-13 Sreekanth Harikumar , Marek Biesiada

We explore charged black holes in Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity (STVG), unveiling their distinctive features across multiple physical domains. Our topological analysis reveals that the STVG coupling parameter $\alpha$ bolsters thermal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-07 Erdem Sucu , Kuantay Boshkayev , Yassine Sekhmani , İzzet Sakallı , Mohsen Fathi

We consider the cosmological consequences of a special scalar-tensor-vector theory of gravity, known as MOG (for MOdified Gravity), proposed to address the dark matter problem. This theory introduces two scalar fields $G(x)$ and $\mu(x)$,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-02-14 Sara Jamali , Mahmood Roshan , Luca Amendola

The scalar-tensor-vector gravity (STVG) theory has attracted significant interest due to its ability to effectively address the issue of galaxy rotation curves and clusters of galaxies without considering the influence of dark matter. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-04 Wentao Liu , Di Wu , Xiongjun Fang , Jiliang Jing , Jieci Wang

Modified gravity theories such as Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) and Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity (STVG) have been proposed as alternatives to dark matter, but decisive tests have been hindered by degeneracies between baryonic structure…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-12 Zheng-long Wang , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Lan Zhang , Yin Wu , Haining Li , Xiang-Xiang Xue , Hongsheng Zhao , Yi-Zhong Fan

Cosmological observations provide more accurate values both for background evolution of the Universe and for the structure formation. These values are given by the so-called dark energy equation of state, $\omega$ and the growth index…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-07-01 Young-Hwan Hyun , Yoonbai Kim , Seokcheon Lee

Recent observations by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed the presence of bright and well-formed galaxies at high redshifts, challenging the predictions of the standard Lambda-Cold Dark Matter (LCDM) cosmological model.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2024-12-05 J. W. Moffat

In this paper, we introduce a scale-independent energy-momentum squared gravity (EMSG) that allows different gravitational couplings for different types of sources, which may lead to scenarios with many interesting applications/implications…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-25 Ozgur Akarsu , Nihan Katirci , Suresh Kumar , Rafael C. Nunes , M. Sami
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