Author(s)

Yuri V. Chugreev¹, Konstantin A. Modestov^2,3

¹Bogoliubov Institute for Theoretical Problems of Microphysics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
²Physics Department, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
³National Research Moscow State University of Civil Engineering, Moscow, Russia.

The lack of Birkhoff theorem in finite-range gravitation reveals nonzero acceleration of the test body inside the massive spherical shell, as well as breakdown of screening inside the charged conductor gives rise to acceleration of the test charge. An application of this effect to the motion of galaxies in Local Group allows to constraint quintessence parameter in some massive gravitational theories.

Mass of the Photon, Mass of the Graviton, Shell Screening, Local Group of Galaxies, Dark Energy, Quintessence

Chugreev, Y. and Modestov, K. (2016) Screening Breakdown for Finite-Range Gravitational Field and the Motion of Galaxies in the Local Group. International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6, 145-154. doi: 10.4236/ijaa.2016.62012.