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Is there a universal alternative to dark matter?

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Dark matter is deemed essential for describing galaxy dynamics. A prominent alternative theory can make the same predictions without dark matter, by introducing a universal acceleration constant. Recent high-quality observations of galaxies are used to investigate whether this constant is really a constant.

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Fig. 1: Map of the neutral hydrogen distribution of galaxy NGC 2403 as observed by The HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS).

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    W. J. G. de Blok

  3. Kapteyn Institute, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

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