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In this paper, we have investigated one of the alternative theories to dark matter named MOdified Gravity (MOG) by testing its ability to describe the local dynamics of the Milky Way in vertical and transverse directions with the baryonic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-06-15 Zahra Davari , Sohrab Rahvar

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…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-03-05 J. W. Moffat , V. T. Toth

Our modified gravity theory (MOG) is a gravitational theory without exotic dark matter, based on an action principle. MOG has been used successfully to model astrophysical phenomena such as galaxy rotation curves, galaxy cluster masses, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-25 J. W. Moffat , V. T. Toth

Modified Gravity (MOG) and Non-Local Gravity (NLG) are two alternative theories to General Relativity. They are able to explain the rotation curves of spiral galaxies and clusters of galaxies without including dark matter (Moffat & Rahvar…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-11-09 M. H. Zhoolideh Haghighi , S. Rahvar

As an alternative to dark matter models, MOdified Gravity (MOG) theory can compensate for dark matter by a covariant modification of Einstein gravity. The theory introduces two additional scalar fields and one vector field. The aim is to…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-16 J. W. Moffat , S. Rahvar

Globular clusters (GCs) in the Milky Way have characteristic velocity dispersions that are consistent with the predictions of Newtonian gravity, and may be at odds with Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND). We discuss a modified gravity (MOG)…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-06-14 J. W. Moffat , V. T. Toth

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) is an empirical theory originally proposed to explain the rotation curves of spiral galaxies by modifying the gravitational acceleration, rather than by invoking dark matter. Here,we set constraints on…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-10-28 Fabio Iocco , Miguel Pato , Gianfranco Bertone

Galactic rotation curves are often considered the first robust evidence for the existence of dark matter. However, even in the presence of a dark matter halo, other galactic-scale observations, such as the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-10-23 Mariangela Lisanti , Matthew Moschella , Nadav Joseph Outmezguine , Oren Slone

Modified gravity theories such as Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) and Scalar-Tensor-Vector Gravity (STVG) have been proposed as alternatives to dark matter, but decisive tests have been hindered by degeneracies between baryonic structure…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-05-12 Zheng-long Wang , Yue-Lin Sming Tsai , Lan Zhang , Yin Wu , Haining Li , Xiang-Xiang Xue , Hongsheng Zhao , Yi-Zhong Fan

Although the existence of dark matter has been widely acknowledged in the cosmology community, it is as yet unknown in nature, despite decades of research, which questions its very existence. This never-ending search for dark matter leads…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-11-12 Even Coquery , Alain Blanchard

The MOdified Gravity (MOG) theory of J. Moffat assumes a massive vector particle which causes a repulsive contribution to the tensor gravitation. For the galaxy cluster A1689 new data for the X-ray gas and the strong lensing properties are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-02-28 Theodorus M. Nieuwenhuizen , Andrea Morandi , Marceau Limousin

We analyse the MOdified Gravity (MOG) theory, proposed by Moffat, in a cosmological context. We use data from Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia), Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO) and Cosmic Chronometers (CC) to test MOG predictions. For this, we…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-22 Carolina Negrelli , Lucila Kraiselburd , Susana J. Landau , Claudia Scóccola

Recent measurements of the Milky Way rotation curve found a sharp decline at around $15$-$20$ kpc from the center of the Galaxy, suggesting that the Galactic dark matter halo is much less massive than predicted by other dynamical tracers.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2025-03-11 Xiaowei Ou , Lina Necib , Andrew Wetzel , Anna Frebel , Jeremy Bailin , Micah Oeur

A simple model for the dynamics of the Magellanic Stream (MS), in the framework of modified gravity models is investigated. We assume that the galaxy is made up of baryonic matter out of context of dark matter scenario. The model we used…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Hosein Haghi , Sohrab Rahvar

The equation of motion in the generally covariant modified gravity (MOG) theory leads, for weak gravitational fields and non-relativistic motion, to a modification of Newton's gravitational acceleration law. In addition to the metric…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-24 M. A. Green , J. W. Moffat

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

Modified Gravity (MOG) has been used successfully to explain the rotation curves of galaxies, the motion of galaxy clusters, the Bullet Cluster, and cosmological observations without the use of dark matter or Einstein's cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 J. W. Moffat

Scalar-tensor-vector gravity, also known as modified gravity (MOG), has emerged as an alternative to General Relativity (GR). It aims to explain astrophysical phenomena without invoking dark matter. The S-stars orbiting the supermassive…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-21 Ioannis Liodis , Gernot Heissel , Rita Mastroioanni , Jai Grover , Dario Izzo

Scalar Tensor Vector Gravity(STVG) is one of a modified gravity theory developed by John Moffat(2005). MOG is abbreviated name for this theory.This theory is added a massive vector field to Brans-Dicke theory. It can explain a galactic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-02-21 Takayuki Suzuki

We deal with a Yukawa-like long-range modified model of gravity (MOG) which recently allowed to successfully accommodate many astrophysical and cosmological features without resorting to dark matter. On Solar System scales MOG predicts…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-20 Lorenzo Iorio
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