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New gravity theory, no dark matter, like MOND.

New gravity theory, no dark matter, like MOND.

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http://phys.org/news/2016-11-theory-gravity-dark.html

It matches the observations but is built from first principles, not tweeking a gravity theory that produces the results.

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Originally posted by sonhouse
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-theory-gravity-dark.html

It matches the observations but is built from first principles, not tweeking a gravity theory that produces the results.
Are there any actual calculations? If his theory gives empty space some gravity, then that wouldn't match observation which has clusters of gravity in particular locations.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entropic_gravity

paper published by Verlinde
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1001.0785v1.pdf

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http://xkcd.com/1758/

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