Abstract
Keeping apart the problem, whether Modified Newtonian Dynamics [MOND] can replace ‘dark matter’, this letter considers seven different theoretical recurrences of ‘critical acceleration’ of MOND noticed by Sivaram in various physical situations; adds five more observational recurrences to the list; and arrives at a set of laws which seem to be followed by all the systems bound by different fundamental forces; suggesting a clue to unification of fundamental forces. This attempt proposes a general explanation for ‘flattening of galaxies’ rotation-curves’ as well as the ‘expansion of the universe’.
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Tank, H.K. A new law emerging from the recurrences of the ‘critical-acceleration’ of MOND, suggesting a clue to unification of fundamental forces. Astrophys Space Sci 330, 203–205 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-010-0449-0
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