THE REAL PROBLEM WITH MOND

@article{Dodelson2011THERP,
  title={THE REAL PROBLEM WITH MOND},
  author={Scott Dodelson},
  journal={International Journal of Modern Physics D},
  year={2011},
  volume={20},
  pages={2749-2753}
}
  • S. Dodelson
  • Published 1 December 2011
  • Physics
  • International Journal of Modern Physics D
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 remains out on dark matter, and modified gravity models must be considered. The class of models reducing to modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) in the weak field limit does an excellent job fitting the rotation curves of galaxies, predicting the relation… 
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