MOND--a pedagogical review

Abstract

An account is given of the development, and the status, of the modified dynamics (MOND)--a proposed alternative to dark matter, which posits a breakdown of Newtonian dynamics in the limit of small accelerations.

16 pages. Presented at the XXV International School of Theoretical Physics ``Particles and Astrophysics--Standard Models and Beyond'', Ustron, Poland, September 10-16, 2001