Can Relativistic Effects explain Galactic Dynamics without Dark Matter?
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2026-04-03 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies
Abstract
We show that, contrary to some recent claims, relativistic effects cannot mimic dark matter in the galactic rotation curves and gravitational lensing.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2510.07403,
title = {Can Relativistic Effects explain Galactic Dynamics without Dark Matter?},
author = {L. Filipe O. Costa and José Natário},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.07403},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
Based on arXiv:2312.12302 [Phys. Rev. D 110, 064056 (2024)]. To appear in the Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24), Glasgow, 14-18 July 2025