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We summarize a series of observational tests of the law of gravity on large astrophysical scales. These tests account for testing both the Poisson equation (inverse square law) using weak lensing and the Einstein equivalence principle through the test of the constancy of the constants of Nature. We emphasize the need to test general relativity on cosmological scales in light of the cosmological constant problem and of recent observational claims concerning the variation of fine structure constant.
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Uzan, JP. (2003). Tests of Gravity on Astrophysical Scales and Variation of the Constants. In: Iagolnitzer, D., Rivasseau, V., Zinn-Justin, J. (eds) International Conference on Theoretical Physics. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7907-1_27
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