Rotational Velocity Curves in the Milky Way as a Test of Modified Gravity
Astrophysics of Galaxies
2015-03-05 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
Galaxy rotation curves determined observationally out to a radius well beyond the galaxy cores can provide a critical test of modified gravity models without dark matter. The predicted rotational velocity curve obtained from Scalar-Vector-Tensor Gravity (STVG or MOG) is in excellent agreement with data for the Milky Way without a dark matter halo, with a mass of . The velocity rotation curve predicted by modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) does not agree with the data.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1411.6701,
title = {Rotational Velocity Curves in the Milky Way as a Test of Modified Gravity},
author = {J. W. Moffat and V. T. Toth},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.6701},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 1 figure; reformatted, misprints corrected