Gravitational Leakage into Extra Dimensions: Probing Dark Energy Using Local Gravity
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چکیده
The braneworld model of Dvali–Gabadadze–Porrati (DGP) is a theory where gravity is modified at large distances by the arrested leakage of gravitons off our four-dimensional universe. Cosmology in this model has been shown to support both “conventional” and exotic explanations of the dark energy responsible for today’s cosmic acceleration. We present new results for the gravitational field of a clustered matter source on the background of an accelerating universe in DGP braneworld gravity, and articulate how these results differ from those of general relativity. In particular, we show that orbits nearby a mass source suffer a universal anomalous precession as large as ±5 μas/year, dependent only on the graviton’s effective linewidth and the global geometry of the full, five-dimensional universe. Thus, this theory offers a local gravity correction sensitive to factors that dictate cosmological history. ∗E-mail: [email protected] †E-mail: [email protected]
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