Dark matter is deemed essential for describing galaxy dynamics. A prominent alternative theory can make the same predictions without dark matter, by introducing a universal acceleration constant. Recent high-quality observations of galaxies are used to investigate whether this constant is really a constant.
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de Blok, W.J.G. Is there a universal alternative to dark matter?. Nat Astron 2, 615–616 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0547-4
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