Modified Newtonian Dynamics

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	physical phenomenon
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MOND
gptkbp:alternativeTo	dark matter hypothesis
gptkbp:amendedBy	gptkb:Newton's_law_of_universal_gravitation gptkb:Newton's_laws_of_motion
gptkbp:countryOfPublication	English
gptkbp:criticizedFor	difficulty explaining galaxy clusters lack of relativistic generalization (originally)
gptkbp:describes	galactic rotation curves
gptkbp:field	gptkb:cosmology astrophysics
gptkbp:hasConcept	breakdown of Newtonian dynamics at low accelerations acceleration threshold
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Modified Newtonian Dynamics
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Relativistic_MOND_(TeVeS) gptkb:Tensor–vector–scalar_gravity
gptkbp:parameter	a0 (characteristic acceleration scale)
gptkbp:predicts	flat rotation curves of galaxies
gptkbp:proposedBy	gptkb:Mordehai_Milgrom
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Bekenstein's_TeVeS_theory gptkb:Emergent_gravity
gptkbp:status	controversial not widely accepted
gptkbp:testedBy	gravitational lensing studies galaxy rotation curve observations
gptkbp:yearProposed	1982
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Scalar–Tensor–Vector_Gravity gptkb:MOND gptkb:TeVeS
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6