Seminar – Shape of clusters of galaxies as a probe of screening mechanisms in modified gravity [NOT TRANSLATED]

At present, there is a broad spectrum of theories that fulfill this requirement and at the same time have no effects at very small scales, which makes the able to pass solar system tests. In order to know if these scalar fields indeed exist, we need to find predictions at intermediate scales in between those involved in the expansion of the universe and the solar system (i.e. galaxies and galaxy clusters scales).

I will summarize some of the properties of two particular families of scalar-tensor theories (symmetron and chameleon models) and I will show why observations of the shape of dark matter halos could help to disentangle between them.

Contact email: liciaverde(a)gmail.com [NOT TRANSLATED]