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arxiv: 0908.4239 · v3 · submitted 2009-08-28 · 🌌 astro-ph.CO · gr-qc

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A New interpretation of MOND based on Mach principle and an Unruh like effect

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A new interpretation is introduced for MOND based on the Sciama's interpretation of Mach principle and an Unruh like effect, in the context of a generalized equivalence principle. It is argued that in a locally accelerated frame with acceleration $a$ the appearance of a Rindler horizon may give rise to a constant acceleration $a_0$ as the local properties of cosmological horizon or Hubble length. The total gravitational acceleration inside this frame becomes the combination of $a$ with $a_0$. For $a\gg a_0$, the conventional gravitational mass $m_g$ interacts with the dominant acceleration as $m_g a$ and application of Sciama's interpretation leads to the standard Newtonian dynamics. For $a\ll a_0$, however, a reduced gravitational mass $\bar{m}_g$ interacts with the dominant acceleration as $\bar{m}_g a_0$ and the application of Sciama's interpretation on this reduced gravitational mass leads to MOND. This introduces a third proposal for MOND: {\it The modification of gravitational mass}.

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