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We revisit the application of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) to galaxy clusters. We confront the high quality X-ray data for eight clusters of galaxies observed by the \xmm satellite with the predictions of MOND. We obtain a ratio of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Etienne Pointecouteau , Joseph Silk

The properties of the recently discovered Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies (UCDs) show that their internal acceleration of gravity is everywhere above a0, the MOdified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) constant of gravity. MOND therefore makes the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Riccardo Scarpa

We highlight phenomenological aspects of Verlinde's recent proposal to account for the mass anomalies in galactic systems without dark matter -- in particular in their relation to MOND. Welcome addition to the MOND lore as it is, this…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-18 Mordehai Milgrom , Robert H. Sanders

The concordance model of cosmology, LCDM, provides a satisfactory description of the evolution of the universe and the growth of large scale structure. Despite considerable effort, this model does not at present provide a satisfactory…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-27 Stacy S. McGaugh

A wealth of astronomical data indicate the presence of mass discrepancies in the Universe. The motions observed in a variety of classes of extragalactic systems exceed what can be explained by the mass visible in stars and gas. Either (i)…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-05-28 Benoit Famaey , Stacy McGaugh

Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is an alternative to the dark matter hypothesis that attempts to explain the "missing gravity" problem in astrophysics and cosmology through a modification to objects' dynamics. Since its conception in…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-05-29 Harry Desmond

MOND is a phenomenological modification of Newton's law of gravitation which reproduces the dynamics of galaxies, without the need for additional dark matter. This paper reviews the basics of MOND and its application to dwarf galaxies. MOND…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-14 Arthur Kosowsky

We summarize the status of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) in galaxy clusters. The observed acceleration is typically larger than the acceleration threshold of MOND in the central regions, implying that some dark matter is necessary to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 B. Famaey , G. W. Angus , G. Gentile , H. Y. Shan , H. S. Zhao

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) and similar proposals can (at least partially) explain the excess rotation of galaxies or the equivalent mass-discrepancy acceleration, without (or by reducing) the requirement of dark matter halos. This…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-10 Robert Monjo

The dynamical stability of disk galaxies is sensitive to whether their anomalous rotation curves are caused by dark matter halos or Milgromian Dynamics (MOND). We investigate this by setting up a MOND model of M33. We first simulate it in…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-03-08 Indranil Banik , Ingo Thies , Graeme Candlish , Benoit Famaey , Rodrigo Ibata , Pavel Kroupa

This chapter presents Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), the proposal that, below a certain acceleration scale $a_0$, dynamics departs from the Newtonian expectation. In that context, the determining factor for the emergence of apparent…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-01-29 Benoit Famaey , Amel Durakovic

We consider for the first time the implications on the modified gravity MOND model of galaxies, of the presence of dark baryons, under the form of cold molecular gas in galaxy discs. We show that MOND models of rotation curves are still…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 O. Tiret , F. Combes

Genzel et al. have recently published the rotation curves of six high-redshift disc galaxies ($z\sim 0.9-2.4$), which they find to be `baryon dominated' within the studies radii. While not up to the standard afforded by data available for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-04-26 Mordehai Milgrom

Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is a paradigm that can do away with dark matter at galaxy scales, but displays a residual missing mass discrepancy in galaxy clusters. Prompted by the updated JWST-based gravitational lens model of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-19 Benoit Famaey

I consider in light of MOND the three debris galaxies discussed recently by Bournaud et al.. These exhibit mass discrepancies of a factor of a few within several scale lengths of the visible galaxy, which, arguably, flies in the face of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 Mordehai Milgrom

Astrophysical data analysis of the weak-field predictions support the claim that modified gravity (MOG) theories provide a self-consistent, scale-invariant, universal description of galaxy rotation curves, without the need of non-baryonic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2009-08-09 J. R. Brownstein

MOND is a paradigm that contends to account for the mass discrepancies in the Universe without invoking `dark' components, such as `dark matter' and `dark energy'. It does so by supplanting Newtonian dynamics and General Relativity,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-03-09 Mordehai Milgrom

Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) has long been known to fail in galaxy clusters, implying a residual missing mass problem for clusters in this context. Here, using mass profiles derived from strong- and weak-lensing shear, as well as…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-06-13 Benoit Famaey , Lorenzo Pizzuti , Ippocratis D. Saltas

Mass models of 15 nearby dwarf and spiral galaxies are presented. The galaxies are selected to be homogeneous in terms of the method used to determine their distances, the sampling of their rotation curves (RCs) and the mass-to-light ratio…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Toky Randriamampandry , Claude Carignan

Both microlensing surveys and radio-frequency observations of gas flow imply that the inner Milky Way is completely dominated by baryons, contrary to the predictions of standard cold dark matter (CDM) cosmology. We investigate the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 B. Famaey , J. Binney