Applying Modified Gravity (MOG) to the Lensing and Einstein Ring in Abell 3827
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2021-02-24 v2
Abstract
The lensing and Einstein ring at the core of the galaxy cluster Abell 3827 are reproduced in the modified gravity theory MOG. The estimated effective lensing mass within ~kpc for a baryon mass within the same radius produces the observed Einstein ring angular radius . A detailed derivation of the total lensing mass is based on modeling of the cluster configuration of galaxies, intracluster light and X-ray emission. The MOG can fit the lensing and Einstein ring in Abell 3827 without dark matter as well as General Relativity with dark matter.
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@article{arxiv.2008.02137,
title = {Applying Modified Gravity (MOG) to the Lensing and Einstein Ring in Abell 3827},
author = {J. W. Moffat and V. T. Toth},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.02137},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
4 pages, 1 figure. Minor corrections. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2006.12550