Is MOND an an effect of cosmic frame-dragging à la Mach?
The origin and physical mechanism of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) is unknown. We derive the acceleration scale constant a0 and MOND’s interpolating function from a linear approximation to General Relativity which implements Mach’s principle and the relativity of acceleration, in a modified inertia model. This proof of concept motivates the possibility that MOND arises from large-scale linear inertial frame-dragging induced by the expanding universe within General Relativity.
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