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Dark matter from symmetron field

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We consider dynamics of a symmetron-like field to investigate dark matter effects on galaxy scales. For this purpose, we propose a model for the metric components of a spherically symmetric space–time in regions of galactic halos where the rotation curves are flat. Then, we show that the mass corresponding to the effects of the symmetron scalar field obtained from modified Einstein field equations is responsible for the flat rotation curves in a galactic halo so that the motion of test particles in such a region can be explained without the need to introduce dark matter. In addition, the light deflection angle for this model is investigated in a galactic halo as a possible physical test for comparison purposes. The results show compatibility with previous models such as generalized pseudo-isothermal dark matter with exponential matter density, brane F(R) or F(R, T) gravity.

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  1. In our case the index m stands for the baryonic matter.

  2. According to Newtonian gravity, to have a constant tangential velocity in the halo of galaxies, we should have \( M \propto r \) [38].

  3. Note that, when r decreases from infinity to its minimum value \( r_{0} \) and increases again to become infinite, the total change in \( \varphi \) becomes just twice the change from \( \infty \) to \( r_{0} \), that is \( 2\left| {\varphi \left( {{r_0}} \right) - \varphi \left( \infty \right) } \right| \). But if the trajectory was a straight line, it would only equal to \( \pi \) [38].

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    Raziyeh Zaregonbadi

  2. Department of Physics, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

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Zaregonbadi, R., Honardoost, M. Dark matter from symmetron field. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 136, 1188 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-02199-w

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