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Modified Newtonian dynamics (Mond) has had considerable success in describing motions in galaxies. It uses a single force which falls off inversely with the distance at large distances and inversely with the square of the distance at…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-18 Peter Rastall

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

Gravitational potentials in the cosmos are deeper than expected from observed visible objects, a phenomenon usually attributed to dark matter, presumably in the form of a new fundamental particle. Until such a particle is observed, the jury…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-12-07 Scott Dodelson

The modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) has been proposed as an alternative to the dark matter paradigm; the philosophy behind is that there is no dark matter and we witness a violation of the Newtonian law of dynamics. In this article, we…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-22 Luc Blanchet

The modified newtonian dynamics (MOND) paradigm of Milgrom can boast of a number of successful predictions regarding galactic dynamics; these are made without the assumption that dark matter plays a significant role. MOND requires…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 Jacob D. Bekenstein

Conformal geometry is considered within a general relativistic framework. An invariant distant for proper time is defined and a parallel displacement is applied in the distorted space-time, modifying Einstein's equation appropriately. A…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-16 Edmund A. Chadwick , Timothy F. Hodgkinson , Graham S. McDonald

In this article we construct a relativistic extended metric theory of gravity, for which its weak field limit reduces to the non-relativistic MOdified Newtonian Dynamics regime of gravity. The theory is fully covariant and the way to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-09-01 E. Barrientos , S. Mendoza

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

MOND, invented by Milgrom, is a phenomenological scheme whose basic premise is that the visible matter distribution in a galaxy or cluster of galaxies alone determines its dynamics. MOND fits many observations surprisingly well. Could it be…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jacob D. Bekenstein

We show that the Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) regime can be fully recovered as the weak-field limit of a particular theory of gravity formulated in the metric approach. This is possible when Milgrom's acceleration constant is taken as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-04 S. Mendoza , T. Bernal , J. C. Hidalgo , S. Capozziello

MOND is a phenomenological theory with no apparent physical justification which seems to undermine some of the basic principles that underpin established theoretical physics. It is nevertheless remarkably successful over its sphere of…

General Physics · Physics 2007-08-24 Alasdair Macleod

Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) is an alternative theory of gravity that aims to explain large-scale dynamics without recourse to any form of dark matter. However the theory is incomplete, lacking a relativistic counterpart, and so makes…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Daniel J. Mortlock , Edwin L. Turner

Numerous astrophysical observations have shown that classical Newtonian dynamics fails on galactic scales and beyond, if only visible matter is taken into account. The two most popular theoretical concepts dealing with this problem are Dark…

Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-13 Jörn Dunkel

The observed matter in the universe accounts for just 5 percent of the observed gravity. A possible explanation is that Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravity fail where gravity is either weak or enhanced. The modified theory of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Pedro G. Ferreira , Glenn Starkmann

Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is a possible solution for the missing mass problem in galactic dynamics; its predictions are in good agreement with observations in the limit of weak accelerations. However, MOND does not derive from a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2017-01-18 Sascha Trippe

Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is one of the most popular alternative theories of dark matter to explain the missing mass problem in galaxies. Although it remains controversial regarding MOND as a fundamental theory, MOND phenomenology…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-10-25 Man Ho Chan , Ka Chung Law

Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is a framework of theories that adjust Newton's laws of gravity to explain effects such as galactic rotation anomalies, offering an alternative to dark matter. This essay examines the justification of MOND…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2025-12-03 Antonis Antoniou , Lorenzo Lorenzetti

The cold dark matter paradigm has been extremely successful for explaining a wide range of cosmological phenomena. Nevertheless, since evidence for non-baryonic dark matter remains indirect, all reasonable alternatives should be explored.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Douglas Scott , Martin White , Joanne D. Cohn , Elena Pierpaoli

I describe the MOND paradigm, which posits a departure from standard physics below a certain acceleration scale. This acceleration as deduced from the dynamics in galaxies is found mysteriously to agree with the cosmic acceleration scales…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-10-11 Mordehai Milgrom

A number of theories of gravity have been proposed as proxies for dark matter in the regime of galaxies and cosmology. The recent observations of gravitational waves (GW170817) from the merger of two neutron stars, followed by an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-08-17 Constantinos Skordis , Tom Zlosnik
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