Constraining gravity theories with the gravitational stability mass

DOI10.1088/1475-7516/2020/06/022zbMATH Open1492.85023arXiv1905.07620OpenAlexW3035241624MaRDI QIDQ5069161FDOQ5069161

Authors: Camilo santa Vélez, Antonio Enea Romano 

Publication date: 8 April 2022

Published in: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The measurement of the size of gravitationally bounded structures is an important test of gravity theories. For a given radius different theories can in fact predict a different gravitational stability mass (GSM) necessary to ensure the stability of the structure in presence of dark energy. We compute the GSM of gravitationally bounded structures as a function of the radius for different scalar-tensor theories, including $f(R)$ and generalized Brans-Dicke, and compare the theoretical predictions to observational data. Since the GSM only gives a lower bound, the most stringent constraints come few objects with a mass lower that the one expected in general relativity. The analysis of different observational data sets shows that modified gravity theories (MGT) are compatible with observational data, and in some cases fit the data better than general relativity (GR), but the latter is not in strong tension with the observations. The data presently available does not provide a conclusive evidence of the need of a modification of GR, with the largest deviation of order $2.6,sigma$ for the galaxy cluster NGC5353/4. Future data from galaxy surveys such as the Euclid mission could be important to get stronger constraints.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.07620

zbMATH Keywords

gravitymodified gravitygalaxy clusters

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classification theory, stability, and related concepts in model theory (03C45) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Galactic and stellar structure (85A15) Cluster sets, prime ends, boundary behavior (30D40) Matrix models and tensor models for quantum field theory (81T32)

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