Rotation curves of galaxies: missing mass or missing physics

Krishan, V

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dc.contributor.author	Krishan, V
dc.date.accessioned	2008-08-22T05:29:35Z
dc.date.available	2008-08-22T05:29:35Z
dc.date.issued	1997-07
dc.identifier.citation	Pramana - Journal of Physics, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 147 - 154	en
dc.identifier.issn	0304-4289
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/3230
dc.description.abstract	The rotation curves of galaxies are modelled using very special properties of an hydrodynamically turbulent fluid possessing helicity fluctuations. The development of correlations among these fluctuations leads to the formation of organized structures characterized by a new flat branch of the spatial energy spectrum in addition to the well known Kolmogorov spectrum. It is proposed that the flat nature of the rotation curves of galaxies may be a result of the energy cascading processes occurring in turbulent galactic atmospheres. Thus, in this model, there is no need of invoking dark matter to account for the flat rotation curves of galaxies.	en
dc.format.extent	89728 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Indian Academy of Science	en
dc.relation.uri	http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1997Prama..49..147K	en
dc.relation.uri	http://www.springerlink.com/content/v64h1174l4014811/
dc.subject	Kolmogorov Theory	en
dc.subject	Galaxies	en
dc.subject	Astrophysics	en
dc.subject	Mathematical Models	en
dc.subject	Correlation	en
dc.subject	Turbulence	en
dc.subject	Fluid Mechanics	en
dc.subject	Hydrodynamics	en
dc.subject	Spectrum Analysis	en
dc.subject	Atmospherics	en
dc.title	Rotation curves of galaxies: missing mass or missing physics	en
dc.type	Article	en