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We show that Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) predict distinct galactic acceleration curve geometries in $g2$-space - the space of total observed centripetal accelerations $g_{\rm tot}$ vs the inferred Newtonian acceleration from baryonic…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-12-11 Mikkel H. Eriksen , Mads T. Frandsen , Mogens H. From

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

I explore some consequences of Milgrom's modified dynamics for cosmology. There appear to be two promising tests for distinguishing MOND from CDM: (1) the rate of growth of structure and (2) the baryon fraction. These should be testable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Stacy McGaugh

We present the analysis of 12 high-resolution galactic rotation curves from The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) in the context of modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND). These rotation curves were selected to be the most reliable for mass…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-12 G. Gentile , B. Famaey , W. J. G. de Blok

The recent findings of Romanowsky et al., of an ``unexpectedly'' small mass discrepancy within 5 effective radii in several elliptical galaxies, are not surprising in the context of MOND. As we show here, they are, in fact, in full…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Mordehai Milgrom , Robert H. Sanders

Building upon previous work that derived an alternative to (galactic) dark matter in the form of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), with a specific theoretical interpolating function, from the motion of a non-relativistic test particle in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-20 M. E. Pietrzyk , V. A. Kholodnyi , I. V. Kanattšikov , J. Kozicki

A review is given of a priori predictions made for the dynamics of rotating galaxies. One theory - MOND - has had many predictions corroborated by subsequent observations. While it is sometimes possible to offer post hoc explanations for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2020-05-01 Stacy McGaugh

Modified Newtonian dynamics proposed that gravitational field needs modifications when the field strength $g$ is weaker than a critical value $g_0$. This has been shown to be a good candidate as an alternative to cosmic dark matter. There…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 W. F. Kao

The stability of radially anisotropic spherical stellar systems in modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) is explored by means of numerical simulations performed with the N-body code N-MODY. We find that Osipkov-Merritt MOND models require for…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-05-27 Carlo Nipoti , Luca Ciotti , Pasquale Londrillo

A general account of MOND theory is given. I start with the basic tenets of MOND, which posit departure from standard dynamics in the limit of low acceleration -- below an acceleration constant a0 -- where dynamics become scale invariant. I…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-16 Mordehai Milgrom

We propose to determine the stellar velocity dispersions of globular clusters in the outer halo of the Milky Way in order to decide whether the dynamics of the universe on large scales is governed by dark matter or modified Newtonian…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 H. Baumgardt , E. K. Grebel , P. Kroupa

Under natural assumptions on the thermodynamic properties of space and time with the holographic principle we reproduce a MOND-like behaviour of gravity on particular scales of mass and length, where Newtonian gravity requires a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-10-16 D. A. Carranza , S. Mendoza

In this article we continue to test cosmological models centred on Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) with light sterile neutrinos, which could in principle be a way to solve the fine-tuning problems of the standard model on galaxy scales…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-22 Garry W. Angus , Antonaldo Diaferio , Benoit Famaey , Kurt J. van der Heyden

Very-low-surface-density galactic systems have very low mean accelerations. They thus provide quintessential tests of the Modified Dynamics (MOND), which predicts an increasing mass discrepancy with decreasing acceleration. We describe…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Mordehai Milgrom

We show that treating gravitation as a thermodynamical theory leads to the modified Newton dynamics (MOND) equations if one takes into account the Hubble's expansion. Then the universal MOND acceleration a0 is exactly twice the product of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-03-17 Peter V. Pikhitsa

MOND predicts a number of laws that galactic systems should obey irrespective of their complicated, haphazard, and mostly unknowable histories -- as Kepler's laws are obeyed by planetary systems. The main purpose of this work is to show…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-24 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

We present new mathematical alternatives for explaining rotation curves of spiral galaxies in the MOND context. For given total masses, it is shown that various mathematical alternatives to MOND, while predicting flat rotation curves for…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 Sandro S. e Costa , R. Opher

This paper continues previous work on a novel alternative model of gravity, based on the theory of fractional-dimension spaces applied to Newton's law of gravitation. In particular, our Newtonian Fractional-Dimension Gravity is now applied…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-15 Gabriele U. Varieschi

The phenomenological basis for Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is the radial-acceleration-relation (RAR) between the observed acceleration, $a=V^2_{rot}(r)/r$, and the acceleration accounted for by the observed baryons (stars and cold…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-06 Aaron A. Dutton , Andrea V. Macciò , Aura Obreja , Tobias Buck