Probing ar⁻ⁿmodification of the Newtonian potential with exoplanets

Mathematical modeling or simulation for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-10) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

Abstract: The growing availability of increasingly accurate data on transiting exoplanets suggests the possibility of using these systems as possible testbeds for modified models of gravity. In particular, we suggest that the post-Keplerian (pK) dynamical effects from the perturbations of the Newtonian potential falling off as the square or the cube of the distance from the mass of the host star break the degeneracy of the anomalistic, draconitic and sidereal periods. The latter are characteristic temporal intervals in the motion of a binary system, and all coincide in the purely Keplerian case. We work out their analytical expressions in presence of the aforementioned perturbations to yield preliminary insights on the potential of the method proposed for constraining the modified models of gravity considered. A comparison with other results existing in the literature is made.

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