Detection of Gravitational Anomaly at Low Acceleration from a Highest-quality Sample of 36 Wide Binaries with Accurate 3D Velocities

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Authors: Kyu‐Hyun Chae, B. -C. Lee, X. Hernández, V. G. Orlov, D. Lim, David A. Turnshek, Y. -W. Lee
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Abstract

We set out to accurately measure gravity in the low-acceleration range $(10^{-11},10^{-9})\,{\rm m}\,{\rm s}^{-2}$ from 3D motions of isolated wide binary stars. Gaia DR3 provides precise measurements of the four sky-plane components of the 3D relative displacement and velocity ($\mathbf{r}, \mathbf{v}$) for a wide binary, but not comparably precise line-of-sight (radial) separation and relative velocity $v_{r}$. Based on our new observations and the public databases/publications, we assemble a sample of 36 nearby (distance $

Fields of Study & Subjects

Stellar planetary and galactic studies Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Relativity and Gravitational Theory

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
29 January 2026
Document type
Preprint