Constraining teves gravity as effective dark matter and dark energy

Hongsheng Zhao*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The phenomena customarily described with the standard ΛCDM model are broadly reproduced by an extremely simple model in TeVeS, Bekenstein´s1 modification of general relativity motivated by galaxy phenomenology. Our model can account for the acceleration of the Universe seen at SNeIa distances without a cosmological constant, and the accelerations seen in rotation curves of nearby spiral galaxies and gravitational lensing of high-redshift elliptical galaxies without cold dark matter. The model is consistent with BBN and the neutrino mass between 0.05 eV to 2 eV. The TeVeS scalar field is shown to play the effective dual roles of dark matter and dark energy, with the amplitudes of the effects controlled by a μ function of the scalar field, called the μ essence here. We also discuss outliers to the theory´s predictions on multiimaged galaxy lenses and outliers on the subgalaxy scale.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrom Quantum to Cosmos
Subtitle of host publicationFundamental Physics Research in Space
PublisherWorld Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Pages181-189
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9789814261210
ISBN (Print)9814261203, 9789814261203
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2009

Keywords

  • Cosmology
  • Dark matter
  • Gravitation

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