arXiv:astro-ph/0610370astro-ph
Galactic Dynamics via General Relativity: A Compilation and New Developments
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Abstract
We consider the consequences of applying general relativity to the description of the dynamics of a galaxy, given the observed flattened rotation curves. The galaxy is modeled as a stationary axially symmetric pressure-free fluid. In spite of the weak gravitational field and the non-relativistic source velocities, the mathematical system is still seen to be non-linear. It is shown that the rotation curves for various galaxies as examples are consistent with the mass density distributions of the visible matter within essentially flattened disks. This obviates the need for a massive halo of exotic dark matter. We determine that the mass density for the luminous threshold as tracked in the radial direction is $10^{-21.75}$ kg$\cdot$m$^{-3}$ for these galaxies and conjecture that this will be the case for other galaxies yet to be analyzed. We present a velocity dispersion test to determine the extent, if of any significance, of matter that may lie beyond the visible/HI region. Various comments and criticisms from colleagues are addressed.
That's the wrong paragraph to cite. The parts relevant to Cooperstock's (and similar) work is this: > Although filled with controversy, the studies of the galactic rotation via general relativity [16,17,18] reach the same basic conclusion of the present paper. Namely, the…
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