The specific frequency and the globular cluster formation efficiency in Milgromian dynamics
Abstract
Previous studies of globular cluster (GC) systems show that there appears to be a universal specific GC formation efficiency which relates the total mass of GCs to the virial mass of host dark matter halos, (Georgiev et al 2010, Spitler & Forbes2009). In this paper, the specific frequency, , and specific GC formation efficiency, , are derived as functions of in Milgromian dynamics, i.e., in modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). In Milgromian dynamics, for the galaxies with GCs, the mass of the GC system, , is a two-component function of instead of a simple linear relation. An observer in a Milgromian universe, who interprets this universe as being Newtonian/Einsteinian, will incorrectly infer a universal constant fraction between the mass of the GC system and a (false) dark matter halo of the baryonic galaxy. In contrast to a universal constant of , in a Milgromian universe, for galaxies with , decreases with the increase of , while for massive galaxies with , increases with the increase of .
Cite
@article{arxiv.1307.6563,
title = {The specific frequency and the globular cluster formation efficiency in Milgromian dynamics},
author = {Xufen Wu and Pavel Kroupa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1307.6563},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures, MNRAS accepted