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A novel constraint on $f(R)$ theories of gravity is obtained from the gravitational wave signal emitted from the binary neutron star merger event GW170817. The $f(R)$ theories possess an additional massive scalar degree of freedom apart…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-03-04 Soumya Jana , Subhendra Mohanty

We derive a simple analytical expression for the two-body force in a sub-class of MOND-like theories and make testable predictions in the modification to the two-body orbital period, shape, and precession rate, and escape speed etc. We…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2010-11-11 Hongsheng Zhao , Baojiu Li , Olivier Bienaymé

Within the standard $3\nu$ framework, we discuss updated bounds on the leading oscillation parameters related to the $(\nu_1,\,\nu_2)$ states, namely, the squared mass difference $\delta m^2=m^2_2-m^2_1$ and the mixing parameter…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-11-27 Francesco Capozzi , Eligio Lisi , Francesco Marcone , Antonio Marrone , Antonio Palazzo

Many long-range modifications of the Newtonian/Einsteinian standard laws of gravity have been proposed in the recent past to explain various celestial phenomena occurring at different scales ranging from solar system to the entire universe.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-08-03 Lorenzo Iorio

We show that Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) predict distinct galactic acceleration curve geometries in $g2$-space - the space of total observed centripetal accelerations $g_{\rm tot}$ vs the inferred Newtonian acceleration from baryonic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-11 Mikkel H. Eriksen , Mads T. Frandsen , Mogens H. From

In this Letter we constrain for the first time both cosmology and modified gravity theories conjointly, by combining the GW and electromagnetic observations of GW170817. We provide joint posterior distributions for the Hubble constant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-08-14 S. Mastrogiovanni , D. A. Steer , M. Barsuglia

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 work, we explore the cosmological dynamics of a modified gravity framework based on the function $f(Q,B)=\delta Q^{2}+\beta B$, where $Q$ denotes the nonmetricity scalar and $B$ is the boundary term that relates $Q$ to the Ricci…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-22 Amit Samaddar , S. Surendra Singh

This study investigates quantum gravity effects within the framework of an effective loop quantum gravity (LQG) black hole model parameterized by $\zeta$, utilizing precision measurements from solar system experiments and astrophysical…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-28 Wen-Juan Ai , Ruo-Ting Chen , Li-Gang Zhu , Jian-Pin Wu

In this paper we study the observational constraints that can be imposed on the coupling parameter, $\hat \alpha$, of the regularized version of the 4-dimensional Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet theory of gravity. We use the scalar-tensor field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-10-08 Timothy Clifton , Pedro Carrilho , Pedro G. S. Fernandes , David J. Mulryne

Most of the information on our cosmos stems from either late-time observations or the imprint of early-time inhomogeneities on the cosmic microwave background. We explore to what extent early modifications of gravity, which become…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-10-10 Nelson A. Lima , Vanessa Smer-Barreto , Lucas Lombriser

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) is an alternative theory of gravity that aims to explain large-scale dynamics without recourse to any form of dark matter. However the theory is incomplete, lacking a relativistic counterpart, and so makes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Daniel J. Mortlock , Edwin L. Turner

Testing gravity by binary pulsars nowadays becomes a key issue. Screened modified gravity is a kind of scalar-tensor theory with screening mechanism in order to satisfy the tight Solar System tests. In this paper, we investigate how the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-04 Xing Zhang , Wen Zhao , Tan Liu , Kai Lin , Chao Zhang , Xiang Zhao , Shaojun Zhang , Tao Zhu , Anzhong Wang

The most precise test of the post-Newtonian gamma parameter in the solar system has been achieved in measurement of the frequency shift of radio waves to and from the Cassini spacecraft as they passed near the Sun. The test relies upon the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 S. M. Kopeikin , A. G. Polnarev , G. Schaefer , I. Yu. Vlasov

Recently, Rozelot & Eren pointed out that the first solar gravitational moment (J2) might exhibit a temporal variation. The suggested explanation is through the temporal variation of the solar rotation with latitude. This issue is deeper…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-19 Saliha Eren , Jean-Pierre Rozelot

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND), which postulates a breakdown of Newton's laws of gravity/dynamics below some critical acceleration threshold, can explain many otherwise puzzling observational phenomena on galactic scales. MOND competes…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-15 David Vokrouhlický , David Nesvorný , Scott Tremaine

The $f(Q)$ theories of modified gravity arise from the consideration of non-metricity as the basic geometric quantity, and have been proven to be very efficient in describing the late-time Universe. We use the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-08 Fotios K. Anagnostopoulos , Viktor Gakis , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Spyros Basilakos

Model-independent parametrisations of modified gravity have attracted a lot of attention over the past few years and numerous combinations of experiments and observables have been suggested to constrain the parameters used in these models.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-28 Daniel B. Thomas , Carlo R. Contaldi

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) is an empirical theory originally proposed to explain the rotation curves of spiral galaxies by modifying the gravitational acceleration, rather than by invoking dark matter. Here,we set constraints on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-28 Fabio Iocco , Miguel Pato , Gianfranco Bertone

Higher mass dimension terms in an effective field theory framework for tests of spacetime symmetries are studied. Using a post-Newtonian expansion method, we derive the spacetime metric and the equations of motion for a binary system. This…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-10-03 Quentin G. Bailey , Daniel Havert