A Simple Model for Explaining Galaxy Rotation Curves

Aneta Wojnar; Ciprian  A. Sporea; Andrzej Borowiec

doi:10.3390/galaxies6030070

Galaxies (Jul 2018)

A Simple Model for Explaining Galaxy Rotation Curves

Aneta Wojnar,
Ciprian A. Sporea,
Andrzej Borowiec

Affiliations

Aneta Wojnar: Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, pl. Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej 1, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
Ciprian A. Sporea: Department of Physics, West University of Timişoara, V. Pârvan Ave. 4, Timişoara RO-300223, Romania
Andrzej Borowiec: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, pl. M. Borna 9, 50-204 Wroclaw, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/galaxies6030070
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 3
p. 70

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A new simple expression for the circular velocity of spiral galaxies is proposed and tested against HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) data set. Its accuracy is compared with the one coming from MOND.

Published in Galaxies

ISSN: 2075-4434 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Astronomy
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/galaxies

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