Cosmological simulations of galaxy formation

M Vogelsberger, F Marinacci, P Torrey… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Over recent decades, cosmological simulations of galaxy formation have been instrumental
in advancing our understanding of structure and galaxy formation in the Universe. These …

Predictions and outcomes for the dynamics of rotating galaxies

S McGaugh - Galaxies, 2020 - mdpi.com
A review is given of a priori predictions made for the dynamics of rotating galaxies. One
theory—MOND—has had many predictions corroborated by subsequent observations …

Testing the strong equivalence principle: detection of the external field effect in rotationally supported galaxies

KH Chae, F Lelli, H Desmond… - The Astrophysical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The strong equivalence principle (SEP) distinguishes general relativity (GR) from other
viable theories of gravity. The SEP demands that the internal dynamics of a self-gravitating …

Fitting the radial acceleration relation to individual SPARC galaxies

P Li, F Lelli, S McGaugh, J Schombert - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2018 - aanda.org
Galaxies follow a tight radial acceleration relation (RAR): the acceleration observed at every
radius correlates with that expected from the distribution of baryons. We use the Markov …

Reconciling the diversity and uniformity of galactic rotation curves with self-interacting dark matter

T Ren, A Kwa, M Kaplinghat, HB Yu - Physical Review X, 2019 - APS
Galactic rotation curves exhibit diverse behavior in the inner regions while obeying an
organizing principle; ie, they can be approximately described by a radial acceleration …

The weak lensing radial acceleration relation: Constraining modified gravity and cold dark matter theories with KiDS-1000

MM Brouwer, KA Oman, EA Valentijn, M Bilicki… - Astronomy & …, 2021 - aanda.org
We present measurements of the radial gravitational acceleration around isolated galaxies,
comparing the expected gravitational acceleration given the baryonic matter (g bar) with the …

Baryon-induced dark matter cores in the eagle simulations

A Benítez-Llambay, CS Frenk… - Monthly Notices of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
We examine the formation of dark matter (DM) cores in dwarf galaxies simulated with the
eagle model of galaxy formation. As in earlier work, we find that the star formation (SF) gas …

The gravitational field of X-COP galaxy clusters

D Eckert, S Ettori, E Pointecouteau… - Astronomy & …, 2022 - aanda.org
The mass profiles of massive dark matter halos are highly sensitive to the nature of dark
matter and potential modifications of the theory of gravity on large scales. The Λ cold dark …

Baryonic clues to the puzzling diversity of dwarf galaxy rotation curves

IME Santos-Santos, JF Navarro… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
We use a compilation of disc galaxy rotation curves to assess the role of the luminous
component ('baryons') in the rotation curve diversity problem. As in earlier work, we find that …

Distinguishing dark matter, modified gravity, and modified inertia with the inner and outer parts of galactic rotation curves

KH Chae - The Astrophysical Journal, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The missing gravity in galaxies requires dark matter, or alternatively a modification of gravity
or inertia. These theoretical possibilities of fundamental importance may be distinguished by …