PIRSA:17030021

Modified Gravity, Gravitational Waves and Black Holes

Moffat, J. (2017). Modified Gravity, Gravitational Waves and Black Holes. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/17030021

Moffat, John. Modified Gravity, Gravitational Waves and Black Holes. Perimeter Institute, Mar. 16, 2017, https://pirsa.org/17030021 

          @misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:17030021,
            doi = {10.48660/17030021},
            url = {https://pirsa.org/17030021},
            author = {Moffat, John},
            keywords = {Cosmology},
            language = {en},
            title = {Modified Gravity, Gravitational Waves and Black Holes},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2017},
            month = {mar},
            note = {PIRSA:17030021 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
          }

John Moffat

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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Modified gravitation known as Scalar-Tensor- Vector-Gravity (STVG) and MOG and its consequences for dark matter and dark energy in astrophysics and cosmology and black holes is reviewed. A variable speed of light (VSL) cosmology is compared to inflation. MOG predictions for gravitational waves are compared to the LIGO/Virgo collaboration data. MOG – black hole predictions for the sizes of the Sagittarius A* shadow are compared to the sizes predicted by the Schwarzschild and Kerr solutions. A possible void cosmology is compared to the standard cosmology based on dark energy and the cosmological constant.