English

Galaxy rotation curves and the deceleration parameter in weak gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2017-07-07 v1

Abstract

We present a theory of weak gravity parameterized by a fundamental frequency ω0=1qH\omega_0 = \sqrt{1-q}H of the cosmoloogical horizon, where HH and qq denote the Hubble and, respectively, deceleration parameter. It predicts (i) a C0C^0 onset to weak gravity across accelerations α=adS\alpha = a_{dS} in galaxy rotation curves, where adS=cHa_{dS}=cH denotes the de Sitter acceleration with velocity of light cc, and (ii) fast evolution Q(z)=dq(z)/dzQ(z)=dq(z)/dz of the deceleration parameter by Λ=ω02\Lambda=\omega_0^2 satisfying Q0>2.5Q_0>2.5, Q0=Q(0)Q_0=Q(0), distinct from Q01Q_0\lesssim1 in Λ\LambdaCDM. The first is identified in high resolution data of Lellie et al.(2017), the second in heterogeneous data on H(z)H(z) over 0<z<20<z<2. A model-independent cubic fit in the second rules out Λ\LambdaCDM by 4.35σ4.35\sigma and obtains H0=74.0±2.2H_0=74.0\pm 2.2 km s1^{-1} Mpc1^{-1} consistent with Riess et al. (2016). Comments on possible experimental tests by the LISA Pathfinder are included.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1707.01619,
  title  = {Galaxy rotation curves and the deceleration parameter in weak gravity},
  author = {Maurice H. P. M. van Putten},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.01619},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

15 p., 5 figs., based on invited talk Conference Cosmology, Gravitational waves and Particles, 6-10 Feb., NTU, Singapore (2017)

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