2024/12/27 by Shuichi Yokoyama, Yokoyama, Shuichi · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #History and Developments in Astronomy #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2501.01442
openalex publication_date 2024/12/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The general theory of relativity is currently established as the most precise theory of gravity supported by observations, and its application is diverse ranging from astronomy to cosmology, while its application to astrophysics has been restricted only to compact stars due to the assumption that the Newtonian approximation is sufficient for celestial bodies with medium density such as the sun. Surprisingly, the recent research of the author has implied that this long-held assumption is not valid, and that non-perturbative effects significantly change relevant results obtained by Newtonian gravity. In particular, local physical quantities inside the sun are newly predicted to exhibit power law differently from the so-called standard solar model. This surprising result is reviewed including brief discussion of physics behind the discrepancy and a new application of the new mass formula to gas planets.