ASTR 497: Special Topics in Astronomy
Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND)

ASTR 497

Spring 2023
TR 4-5 PM
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Readings
A Philosophical Approach to MOND
David Merritt
and
as assigned (see below)

Course Links: Syllabus | Calendar | Literature | Assigned Readings | Reading Groups
Assigned Readings
See the readings page for past and projected future readings.
Related Links: MOND pages | Scientific Literature; NASA ADS | arXiv e-prints | NED Level 5; ADS search for "modified Newtonian dynamics"; Useful numbers | the Dark Matter Flowchart
For a discussion of the difficulties in making numerical simulations with MOND, see this humorous write-up by Prof. Mihos and this brief but more formal discussion.: The fundamental issues is that MOND is not linear.

Rotation curves of the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 (left) and the gas rich dwarf NGC 1560 (right). The black line is the mass model for the stars and gas. The blue line is the MOND fit.

From the 1982 meeting IAU 100:

This is a reasonable attitude.
Forty years later, it raises the pertinent question: at what point have we reached the last resort?
: Rotation curves of the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 (left) and the gas rich dwarf NGC 1560 (right). The black line is the mass model for the stars and gas. The blue line is the MOND fit.
From the 1982 meeting IAU 100:: This is a reasonable attitude.; Forty years later, it raises the pertinent question: at what point have we reached the last resort?