On galaxy rotation curves from a continuum mechanics approach to modified gravity
arXiv:1403.4110 · doi:10.1142/S0218271818500074
Abstract
We consider a modification of General Relativity motivated by the treatment of anisotropies in Continuum Mechanics. The Newtonian limit of the theory is formulated and applied to galactic rotation curves. By assuming that the additional structure of spacetime behaves like a Newtonian gravitational potential for small deviations from isotropy, we are able to recover the Navarro-Frenk-White profile of dark matter halos by a suitable identification of constants. We consider the Burkert profile in the context of our model and also discuss rotation curves more generally.
8 pages; v2 11 pages, heavily revised version, new title; v3 13 pages final version
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