Rotational Velocity Curves in the Milky Way as a Test of Modified Gravity

J. W. Moffat; V. T. Toth

Rotational Velocity Curves in the Milky Way as a Test of Modified Gravity

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arxiv 1411.6701 v2 pith:7QIK5LSZ submitted 2014-11-25 astro-ph.GA gr-qc

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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 Scalar-Vector-Tensor Gravity (STVG or MOG) is in excellent agreement with data for the Milky Way without a dark matter halo, with a mass of $5\times 10^{10}\,M_{\odot}$. The velocity rotation curve predicted by modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) does not agree with the data.

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