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Re:Rotation curves: still flat after a million light-years by dameyawn on Thursday June 20, 2024 @12:02PM (#40740232)
Are you aware of any visuals that show what the density distribution of DM looks like to fix the expected the rotation curves for some example galaxies?
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Re:Rotation curves: still flat after a million light-years by Maro on Thursday June 20, 2024 @12:23PM (#40740443)
Google images: dark matter halo
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Re:Rotation curves: still flat after a million light-years by naasking on Thursday June 20, 2024 @12:24PM (#40740464)
DM distribution is different for every single galaxy, and so can only be fit to the galaxy's rotation curve after observing it. In contrast, MOND successfully predicts rotation curves a priori using only the visible matter.
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