2013/11/27 by X. Hernandez, A. Jiménez, A. Jimenez +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Fifth force #Globular cluster #Gravitation #Gravitational wave #Phenomenology (philosophy) #Strong gravity #Velocity dispersion #astro-ph.GA
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-02063-1_4
10 pages, 5 figures, Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings 38, 43
openalex publication_date 2013/11/27 · arxiv created 2014/01/28 · arxiv updated 2014/01/29 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Recent observations for three types of astrophysical systems severely challenge the GR plus dark matter scenario, showing a phenomenology which is what modified gravity theories predict. Stellar kinematics in the outskirts of globular clusters show the appearance of MOND type dynamics on crossing the a0 threshold. Analysis shows a ``Tully-Fisher'' relation in these systems, a scaling of dispersion velocities with the fourth root of their masses. Secondly, an anomaly has been found at the unexpected scales of wide binaries in the solar neighbourhood. Binary orbital velocities cease to fall along Keplerian expectations, and settle at a constant value, exactly on crossing the a0 threshold. Finally, the inferred infall velocity of the bullet cluster is inconsistent with the standard cosmological scenario, where much smaller limit encounter velocities appear. This stems from the escape velocity limit present in standard gravity; the ``bullet'' should not hit the ``target'' at more than the escape velocity of the joint system, as it very clearly did. These results are consistent with extended gravity, but would require rather contrived explanations under GR, each. Thus, observations now put us in a situation where modifications to gravity at low acceleration scales cease to be a matter of choice, to now become inevitable.