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Testing the MOND formula in the Galaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2006

G.A. Mamon ,
F. Combes ,
C. Deffayet ,
B. Fort ,
B. Famaey  and
J. Binney
B. Famaey
Affiliation:
Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, UK Institut d'Astronomie et d'Astrophysique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
J. Binney
Affiliation:
Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, UK
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Abstract

The inner Galaxy is completely dominated by baryons, contrary to the predictions of CDM cosmology, whilst the observations are compatible with MOND if the local circular speed is smaller than 220 km s-1 and the asymptotic circular velocity close to 170 km s-1.

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Research Article
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European Astronomical Society Publications Series , Volume 20: Mass Profiles and Shapes of Cosmological Structures , 2006 , pp. 277 - 278
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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2006

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