The Galileo satellite constellation and modifications to the inverse-square law for Gravitation

2009/10/18 by J. Páramos, Páramos, J., O. Bertolami +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #gr-qc

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0910.3413

5 pages, 2 figures. Based on talk presented by one of us (J.P.) at the 2nd. Colloquium "Scientific and Fundamental Aspects of the Galileo Programme", Padua, Italy, 14-16 October 2009

arxiv created 2009/10/18 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We consider the impact of a power-law correction to the Newtonian potential, inspired by ungravity or f(R) extensions of the Standard Model, and draw conclusions on the possibility of measuring the relevant parameters through observables made available by the Galileo satellite positioning system.

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