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1. Physics and Astronomy › Black Holes and Theoretical Physics

   A study of black holes in F(R)-ModMax gravity: Gravitational lensing and constraints from EHT observations

   Jafarzade, Bazyar and Jamil · Physics Letters B · 2025

   The paper studies a black hole in F(R)-ModMax gravity, examining its shadow, energy emission rate and light deflection, and compares the shadow size with Event Horizon Telescope observations of M87*.

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   1. UncheckedFor AdS black holes in F(R)-ModMax gravity, the predicted shadow size matches Event Horizon Telescope data when the parameter f_R0 is below -1.“According to our findings, the parameter $f_{R_{0}}$ plays an effective role in having results consistent with the EHT data such that the resulting shadow of AdS black holes in $F(R)-$ModMax gravity agrees with the observational data for $f_{R_{0}}<-1$.”