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Controversial
Alternative
Gravity Theory
Revived by New
Spin on Galaxy
Rotation
An international group of
astronomers, led by a
physicist at the University of
St Andrews, has revived an
alternative gravity theory.
Radio image of the neutral hydrogen gas in the galaxy AGC 114905. Its
inclination is estimated from the black ellipse, which fits the data Headed by Dr. Indranil…
better. Assuming the galaxy is circular when viewed face-on, this
implies a moderate inclination of 32°. However, the new study
suggests that the blue ellipse for a very low inclination could actually
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be correct – thus saving the MOND theory – if the galaxy is
intrinsically somewhat non-circular. The authors show that this is
possible using a dedicated MOND simulation. Credit: Figure 7 of
Mancera Pina et al. 2022 (MNRAS, 512, 3230) MAY 23,
2022
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in the galaxy have gravity and can pull themselves into a Experiment
somewhat non-circular shape. A similar process causes s Measure
the spiral arms in disc galaxies, features which are so Freezing
common that these are often called spiral galaxies.
Point of
Extraterrest
rial Oceans
As a result, the galaxy could be a lot closer to face-on
To Aid
than the observers thought. This could mean the galaxy is Search for
rotating much faster than reported, removing the tension Alien Life
with MOND.
Dr. Banik, lead author on the new study, said: “Our MAY 23,
2022
simulations show that the inclination of AGC 114905
might be significantly less than reported, which would Incredible
mean the galaxy is actually rotating much faster than
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of the Sun –
people think, in line with MOND expectations.”
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Dr. Hongsheng Zhao, of the School of Physics and It Before
Astronomy at the University of St Andrews, said: “The
very low reported rotation speed of this galaxy is
inconsistent with both MOND and the standard approach
with dark matter. But only MOND is able to get around TAGS
this apparent contradiction.”
This means it is likely to look very circular if viewed face- Biology Climate Change
Planetary Science
Reference: “Overestimated inclinations of Milgromian
disc galaxies: the case of the ultradiffuse galaxy AGC Popular Public
114905” by Indranil Banik, Srikanth T Nagesh, Hosein
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Haghi, Pavel Kroupa and Hongsheng Zhao, 19 April 2022,
Virology Yale University
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.
DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac1073
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