Detection of Gravitational Anomaly at Low Acceleration from a Highest-quality Sample of 36 Wide Binaries with Accurate 3D Velocities
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
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 29 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint