Defining Gravity: Can Wide Binaries be a Definitive Test of Modified Newtonian Gravity Theories? - Astrobites


7/23/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Aldo Panfichi

Today's paper posits that precise observations of wide binaries can be used, in conjunction with simulations, to test the validity of modified gravity theories!

Title: Wide Binaries from GAIA EDR3: Preference for GR over MOND? Authors: Charalambos Pittordis, Will Sutherland First Authors Institution: The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary… [+5424 chars]

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