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Refining MOND interpolating function and TeVeS Lagrangian
The phenomena customly called Dark Matter or Modified Newtonian Dynamics
(MOND) have been argued by Bekenstein (2004) to be the consequences of a
covariant scalar field, controlled by a free function (related to the MOND
interpolating function) in its Lagrangian density. In the context of this
relativistic MOND theory (TeVeS), we examine critically the interpolating
function in the transition zone between weak and strong gravity. Bekenstein's
toy model produces too gradually varying functions and fits rotation curves
less well than the standard MOND interpolating function. However, the latter
varies too sharply and implies an implausible external field effect (EFE).
These constraints on opposite sides have not yet excluded TeVeS, but made the
zone of acceptable interpolating functions narrower. An acceptable "toy"
Lagrangian density function with simple analytical properties is singled out
for future studies of TeVeS in galaxies. We also suggest how to extend the
model to solar system dynamics and cosmology, and compare with strong lensing
data (see also astro-ph/0509590).Comment: accepted for publication in ApJ Letter
Self-consistent models of triaxial galaxies in MOND gravity
The Bekenstein-Milgrom gravity theory with a modified Poisson equation is
tested here for the existence of triaxial equilibrium solutions. Using the
non-negative least square method, we show that self-consistent triaxial
galaxies exist for baryonic models with a mild density cusp . Self-consistency is achieved for a wide range of central
concentrations, , representing
low-to-high surface brightness galaxies. Our results demonstrate for the first
time that the orbit superposition technique is fruitful for constructing galaxy
models beyond Newtonian gravity, and triaxial cuspy galaxies might exist
without the help of Cold dark Matter.Comment: 19 pages, 1 table, 7 figures, Accepted for publication in Ap
Short-coherence length superconductivity in the Attractive Hubbard Model in three dimensions
We study the normal state and the superconducting transition in the
Attractive Hubbard Model in three dimensions, using self-consistent
diagrammatics. Our results for the self-consistent -matrix approximation are
consistent with 3D-XY power-law critical scaling and finite-size scaling. This
is in contrast to the exponential 2D-XY scaling the method was able to capture
in our previous 2D calculation. We find the 3D transition temperature at
quarter-filling and to be . The 3D critical regime is much
narrower than in 2D and the ratio of the mean-field transition to is
about 5 times smaller than in 2D. We also find that, for the parameters we
consider, the pseudogap regime in 3D (as in 2D) coincides with the critical
scaling regime.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Weak Lensing of Galaxy Clusters in MOND
We study weak gravitational lensing of galaxy clusters in terms of the MOND
(MOdified Newtonian Dynamics) theory. We calculate shears and convergences of
background galaxies for three clusters (A1689, CL0024+1654, CL1358+6245) and
the mean profile of 42 SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) clusters and compare
them with observational data. The mass profile is modeled as a sum of X-ray
gas, galaxies and dark halo. For the shear as a function of the angular radius,
MOND predicts a shallower slope than the data irrespective of the critical
acceleration parameter . The dark halo is necessary to explain the data
for any and for three interpolation functions. If the dark halo is
composed of massive neutrinos, its mass should be heavier than 2 eV. However
the constraint still depends on the dark halo model and there are systematic
uncertainties, and hence the more careful study is necessary to put a stringent
constraint.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, references added, minor changes, accepted for
publication in Ap
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