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We consider the possibility of using measurements of anomalous magnetic moments of elementary particles as a possible test of the Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP). For the class non-metric theories of gravity described by the \tmu…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 C. Alvarez , R. B. Mann

Even if Einstein's General Relativity achieved a great success and overcame lots of experimental tests, it also showed some shortcomings and flaws which today advise theorists to ask if it is the definitive theory of gravity. In this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-21 Christian Corda

Nowadays, thanks to the improved precision of cosmological data, it has been possible to search for deviation from the general relativity theory with tests on large cosmic scales. Particularly, there is a class of modified gravity theories…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-05-18 R. F. L. Holanda , S. H. Pereira , S. Santos-da-Costa

This review is focused on tests of Einstein's theory of General Relativity with gravitational waves that are detectable by ground-based interferometers and pulsar timing experiments. Einstein's theory has been greatly constrained in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-15 Nicolas Yunes , Xavier Siemens

To date, both quantum theory, and Einstein's theory of general relativity have passed every experimental test in their respective regimes. Nevertheless, almost since their inception, there has been debate surrounding whether they should be…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-11-02 A. D. K. Plato , C. N. Hughes , M. S. Kim

In this review we aim to describe the most stringent tests of the strong equivalence principle, the fundamental principle of General Relativity, using pulsar timing. For this purpose, we first construct the parametrized post-Newtonian and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-06-10 Cyril Renevey

The detections of gravitational-wave (GW) signals from compact binary coalescence by ground-based detectors have opened up the era of GW astronomy. These observations provide opportunities to test Einstein's general theory of relativity at…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-17 N. V. Krishnendu , Frank Ohme

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

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 Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP), stating that all laws of physics take their special-relativistic form in any local inertial (classical) reference frame, lies at the core of general relativity. Because of its fundamental status,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-23 Flaminia Giacomini , Časlav Brukner

The Einstein equivalence principle is certainly a key element in the development of new enhanced theories of gravity. Although being an important building block in Einstein's general relativity, theoretically predicted violations of its…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Oliver Preuss

Einstein's theory of General Relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics. For decades, the theory has been mainly tested in the weak field regime with experiments in the Solar System and observations of binary pulsars. Thanks to a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-06-06 Cosimo Bambi

The Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) underpins all metric theories of gravity. One of its key aspects is the local position invariance (LPI) of non-gravitational experiments, which is captured by the gravitational red-shift. The iconic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-22 Daniel R. Terno , Francesco Vedovato , Matteo Schiavon , Alexander R. H. Smith , Piergiovanni Magnani , Giuseppe Vallone , Paolo Villoresi

Up to now, Einstein's general theory of relativity has passed all experimental tests. But yet we know that it is not a fundamental theory and that it is incompatible with quantum theory. While several extended and improved gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-11-28 Michael Florian Wondrak , Marcus Bleicher , Piero Nicolini

Recent theoretical works on alternative metric theories of gravity give greater significance to solar-system tests of General Relativity. In particular, it is suggested that the post-Newtonian parameter $\gamma$ ought to be determined with…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-25 Giacomo Giampieri

Gravitation, according to General Relativity, is an attribute of space-time's geometry and hence not a force in the Newtonian sense. This is a consequence of Einstein's equivalence principle, which so far passed all experimental tests with…

Popular Physics · Physics 2013-09-10 Domenico Giulini

On the basis of the relativistic mass-energy concept we found that a proper mass of a test particle in a gravitational field depends on a potential energy, hence, a freely falling particle has a varying proper mass. Consequently, a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Anatoli Vankov

The Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) is a cornerstone of general relativity and predicts the existence of gravitational redshift. We report on new results of measuring this shift with RadioAstron (RA), a space VLBI spacecraft launched…

The equivalence principle, that is one of the main pillars of general relativity, is very well tested in the Solar system; however, its validity is more uncertain on cosmological scales, or when dark matter is concerned. This article shows…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-05-31 Camille Bonvin , Pierre Fleury

The nature of gravity is fundamental to our understanding of our own solar system, the galaxy and the structure and evolution of the Universe. Einstein's general theory of relativity is the standard model that is used for almost ninety…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Orfeu Bertolami , Jorge Paramos , Slava G. Turyshev