Astronomical tests of GR with X-ray and NIR spectroscopy in Galactic Binaries, the Galactic Center, and in bright AGN

Presentation duration: 30 minutes

Presenter: Thomas Boller

Gravitation is very well described by Einstein’s GR. However, several theoretical predictions like the existence of curvature singularities and event horizons are under debate. This motivated to modify the standard theory of gravity. Here, we contrast predictions made by General Relativity with the pseudo–complex field theory proposed recently. We show for the first time, that the discrepancy between the Fe K emission and QPO frequencies emission regions is removed when applying pc-GR theory to the Galactic Binaries.