1203.4248 (X. Hernandez)

A Phase Space Diagram for Gravity    [PDF]

X. Hernandez

In modified theories of gravity including a critical acceleration scale, $a_{0}$, a critical length scale, $r_{M}=(GM/a_{0})^{1/2}$, will naturally arise, with the transition from the Newtonian to the dark matter mimicking regime occurring for systems larger than $r_{M}$. This adds a second critical scale to gravity, in addition to the one introduced by the criterion $v < c$ of the Shwarzschild radius, $r_{S}=2GM/c^{2}$. The distinct dependencies of the two above length scales give rise to a non-trivial phenomenology in the (mass, length) plane for astrophysical structures, which we explore here. Surprisingly, extrapolation to atomic scales suggests gravity should be at the dark matter mimicking regime there.

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