From fundamental physics to tests with compact objects in metric-affine theories of gravity

Abstract

This work provides a short but comprehensible overview of some relevant aspects of metric-affine theories of gravity in relation to the physics and astrophysics of compact objects. We shall highlight the pertinence of this approach to supersede General Relativity on its strong-field regime, as well as its advantages and some of its difficulties. Moreover, we shall reflect on the present and future opportunities to testing its predictions with relativistic and non-relativistic stars, black holes, and other exotic horizonless compact objects.

arXiv comment12 double column pages, 2 figures, Contribution to Selected Papers of the Fifth Amazonian Symposium on Physics, accepted in IJMPD

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