activity
20192022
most citedThe Phenomenological Scaling Relations of Disk Galaxies

1 citations · 3 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

collaborators

6 papers

astro-ph.GA2022

The Global Escape Velocity Profile and Virial Mass Estimate of The Milky Way Galaxy from Gaia Observations

Jeffrey M. La Fortune

Gaia HyperVelocity Star (HVS) kinematic observations favor a local escape velocity of ~700 km/s, nearly forty-percent greater than conventional estimates. Combining HVS and dwarf g…

astro-ph.GA20211 cited

On a Generalized Mass-Velocity Relation for Disk Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters

Jeffrey M. La Fortune

We consolidate the BFJ and BTF (MVD) relations into a generalized Scaling Mass Velocity Relation applicable to both pressure-supported galaxy clusters and rotation-supported galaxi…

astro-ph.GA20211 cited

Mining the SPARC Galaxy Database: Finding "Hidden Variables" in the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation

Jeffrey M. La Fortune

The Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation (BTFR) links baryonic mass of rotationally supported galaxies to their flat disk velocities. A popular form of the BTFR linked to MOND is based o…

astro-ph.GA2020

A Physical Interpretation of Milky Way Galaxy Dynamics from Precision Astrometrics

Jeffrey M. La Fortune

The dynamical and virial mass of the Milky Way galaxy is estimated using latest high precision stellar halo and dwarf galaxy satellite kinematics. The new data suggest the Galaxy i…

astro-ph.GA2020

A Dimensional Analysis of the Galactic Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation with Comparison to MOND and Dark Matter Halo Dynamics

Jeffrey M. La Fortune

Most rotationally-supported galaxies strictly follow the Baryonic Tully-Fisher Relation (BFTR) linking circular velocity with baryon content. This firmly established empirical rela…

astro-ph.GA20191 cited

The Phenomenological Scaling Relations of Disk Galaxies

Jeffrey M. La Fortune

A conservative scaling model based on Newton's law of circular motion and the virial theorem is proposed. Employing dimensionless scaling relations, a physical solution to the Bary…