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mooberrymarz

May15-04, 08:28 AM

Hi have there been any recent publications that u guyz may have read that are against the idea of dark matter and have other theories on wot keeps galaxies in orbit.??? I really need ure help coz its for an essay that i have been working on. cheers.

mathman

May15-04, 06:22 PM

There is an alternative theory called MOND (modified Newtonian dynamics). I am not sure how viable it is, but it is the only theory that I've seen that fits your question.

selfAdjoint

May15-04, 06:29 PM

John Baez has a brief intro to MOND in his latest TWF, # 206 (http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/this.week.html) .

Nereid

Jun22-04, 07:55 PM

John Baez has a brief intro to MOND in his latest TWF, # 206 (http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/this.week.html) .Thanks SelfAdjoint! TWF is really cool! Ignorant question: could one find links to TWFs sprinkled throughout PF?