Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Epistemology of Science
- 2 The Methodology of Scientific Research Programs
- 3 The Milgromian Research Program
- 4 Theory Variant T0: The Foundational Postulates
- 5 Theory Variant T1: A Non-relativistic Lagrangian
- 6 Theory Variant T2: A Relativistic Theory
- 7 Theory Variant T3: A Modified Hard Core
- 8 Convergence
- 9 Summary / Final Thoughts
- References
- Index
6 - Theory Variant T2: A Relativistic Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2020
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 The Epistemology of Science
- 2 The Methodology of Scientific Research Programs
- 3 The Milgromian Research Program
- 4 Theory Variant T0: The Foundational Postulates
- 5 Theory Variant T1: A Non-relativistic Lagrangian
- 6 Theory Variant T2: A Relativistic Theory
- 7 Theory Variant T3: A Modified Hard Core
- 8 Convergence
- 9 Summary / Final Thoughts
- References
- Index
Summary
The third variant of Milgrom’s theory (T2) is a relativistic theory. A number of relativistic variants have been proposed. The lack of a unique relativistic theory complicates the generation of testable predictions, but two predictions are only weakly dependent on the form of the relativistic Lagrangian: an early epoch of cosmic reionization, and a particular value for the amplitude ratio of the first and second peaks in the power spectrum of cosmic microwave background (CMB) temperature fluctuations. The first of these two predictions is possibly corroborated, and the second has definitely been confirmed. However, no relativistic version of MOND has yet been proposed that can accurately explain the full CMB spectrum.
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- A Philosophical Approach to MONDAssessing the Milgromian Research Program in Cosmology, pp. 117 - 180Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020