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The Local Group as a test system for Modified Newtonian Dynamics

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2020-08-25 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

The Local Group (LG) is {an appropriate} test system for Modified Newtonian Dynamics, since the acceleration of M31 galaxy is fully in the deep MOND regime aa0a \ll a_0. We model the LG as a two body problem of M31M31 and the Milky Way (MW) galaxies. {Extending previous studies, we also include the Cosmological Constant.} The assumption that in the big bang the galaxies emerged from the same place and approach to the measured distance and velocity today (the Timing Argument), predicts the total mass for the LG: (0.447±0.005)1012M(0.447 \pm 0.005)\cdot 10^{12} M_{\odot}. The corresponding motion of the LG predicts a past encounter. The ratio between the baryonic mass that MOND considers to the mass that Newtonian case predicted, which includes dark matter is 10.74±0.8210.74 \pm 0.82. This ratio agrees with the ratio between the dark matter and baryonic matter in other galaxies.

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@article{arxiv.2007.13006,
  title  = {The Local Group as a test system for Modified Newtonian Dynamics},
  author = {David Benisty and Eduardo I. Guendelman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2007.13006},
  year   = {2020}
}

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7 pages; 5 figures

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