Reply to "the Comment on 'Modified Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity Theory and the Constraint on its Parameters' "

TL;DR

This paper is a detailed response defending the authors' modified scalar-tensor-vector gravity theory against critiques, emphasizing the need for modifications to align with modern experimental constraints.

Contribution

It provides a rebuttal to critiques of the authors' gravity theory and clarifies necessary modifications for compatibility with current experimental data.

Findings

The original theory requires modifications to match experimental results.

The authors justify their original conclusions against critiques.

The response clarifies the theoretical framework and its experimental consistency.

Abstract

J. W. Moffat and V. T. Toth submitted recently a comment (arXiv:0903.5291) on our latest paper "Modified scalar-tensor-vector gravity theory and the constraint on its parameters" [Deng, et al., Phys. Rev. D 79, 044014 (2009); arXiv:0901.3730 ]. We reply to each of their comments and justify our work and conclusions. Especially, their general STVG (MOG) theory has to be modified to fit the modern precision experiments.