How Zwicky already ruled out modified gravity theories without dark matter

Authors
Publication date 06-2017
Journal Fortschritte der Physik
Article number 1600050
Volume | Issue number 65 | 6-8
Number of pages 8
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Institute for Theoretical Physics Amsterdam (ITFA)
Abstract
Various theories, such as MOND, MOG, Emergent Gravity and f(R) theories avoid dark matter by assuming a change in General Relativity and/or in Newton's law. Galactic rotation curves are typically described well. Here the application to galaxy clusters is considered, focussed on the good lensing and X‐ray data for A1689. As a start, the no‐dark‐matter case is confirmed to work badly: the need for dark matter starts near the cluster centre, where Newton's law is still supposed to be valid. This leads to the conundrum discovered by Zwicky, which is likely only solvable in his way, namely by assuming additional (dark) matter. Neutrinos with eV masses serve well without altering the successes in (dwarf) galaxies.
Document type Article
Note In special Issue: Topical issue – International Conference Frontiers of Quantum and Mesoscopic Thermodynamics Prague, Czech Republic 27 July – 1 August 2015
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1002/prop.201600050
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85017666315
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