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Testing Emergent Gravity in Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies using Improved Stellar Distributions

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posted on 2022-02-01, 20:58 authored by Alexander MoskowitzAlexander Moskowitz
<div>Dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs) are the smallest, least massive galaxies known. Their extreme dynamical mass to light ratios in excess of 100 M/L [189] make them particularly sensitive to theories of dark matter, dark energy, and modified gravity. </div>

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2021-08-17

Degree Type

  • Dissertation

Thesis Department

  • Physics

Degree Name

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

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Matthew Walker

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