Böhmer, CG;
Tamanini, N;
Wright, M;
(2017)
On galaxy rotation curves from a continuum mechanics approach to modified gravity.
International Journal of Modern Physics D
, 27
(2)
10.1142/S0218271818500074.
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Abstract
We consider a modification of General Relativity motivated by the treatment of anisotropies in Continuum Mechanics. The Newtonian limit of the theory is formulated and applied to galactic rotation curves. By assuming that the additional structure of spacetime behaves like a Newtonian gravitational potential for small deviations from isotropy, we are able to recover the Navarro–Frenk–White profile of dark matter halos by a suitable identification of constants. We consider the Burkert profile in the context of our model and also discuss rotation curves more generally.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | On galaxy rotation curves from a continuum mechanics approach to modified gravity |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1142/S0218271818500074 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0218271818500074 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Modified gravity; Newtonian limit; continuum mechanics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Mathematics |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1421772 |
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