Comment Comment by fghorow Let me preface this by saying that I am by NO means an expert in any of this.My thought process was simply along the lines of:1) If MOND is true, it should be evident in the rotational structure of every galaxy observed.2) Here is a galaxy that doesn't (at first glance, at least -- I need to read the paper you pointed out) show such rotational structure.3) Hence, this is an "outlier" observation in the panoply of the MOND vs dark matter debate -- one in which MOND seems unsupportable.Nothing deeper than that, and again this is ABSOLUTELY NOT my field! parent fghorow 4 years ago
My thought process was simply along the lines of:
1) If MOND is true, it should be evident in the rotational structure of every galaxy observed.
2) Here is a galaxy that doesn't (at first glance, at least -- I need to read the paper you pointed out) show such rotational structure.
3) Hence, this is an "outlier" observation in the panoply of the MOND vs dark matter debate -- one in which MOND seems unsupportable.
Nothing deeper than that, and again this is ABSOLUTELY NOT my field!