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Recent experiments have successfully tested Einstein's general theory of relativity to remarkable precision. We discuss recent progress in the tests of relativistic gravity in the solar system and present motivations for the new generation…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-13 Slava G. Turyshev

Einstein equivalence principle (EEP), as one of the foundations of general relativity, is a fundamental test of gravity theories. In this paper, we propose a new method to test the EEP of electromagnetic interactions through observations of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-15 Chunlong Li , Hongsheng Zhao , Yi-Fu Cai

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

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

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

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

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

Symmetries play an important role in modern theories of gravity. The strong equivalence principle (SEP) constitutes a collection of gravitational symmetries which are all implemented by general relativity. Alternative theories, however, are…

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

From the equivalence principle (EP) and experiments on gravitational (G) time dilation (GTD) it is proved that the standards of observers located in different ``distances'' from the earth are physically different with respect to each other.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Rafael A. Vera

Gravitational wave signals from compact binary coalescences offer a powerful and reliable probe of General Relativity. To date, the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration has provided stringent consistency tests of General Relativity predictions.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-12 Andrea Begnoni , Walter Del Pozzo , Matteo Pegorin , Joachim Pomper , Angelo Ricciardone

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

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

A conservative constraint on the Einstein Weak Equivalence Principle (WEP) can be obtained under the assumption that the observed time delay between correlated particles from astronomical sources is dominated by the gravitational fields…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2016-08-03 Xue-Feng Wu , He Gao , Jun-Jie Wei , Xi-Long Fan , Peter Mészáros , Bing Zhang , Zi-Gao Dai , Shuang-Nan Zhang , Zong-Hong Zhu

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

Several model-independent parameterizations of deviations from General Relativity have been developed to test Einstein's theory. Although these different parameterizations were developed for different gravitational observables, they…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 Laura Sampson , Nicolas Yunes , Neil Cornish

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 essay…

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

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 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

Validity of just a few physical conditions comprising the Einstein Equivalence Principle (EEP) suffices to ensure that gravity can be understood as space-time geometry. EEP is therefore subject to an ongoing experimental verification, with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-02-04 Magdalena Zych , Caslav Brukner