A Density-Screened Power-Law Modification of Gravity Across Galactic and Cluster Scales
Abstract
This work investigates a density-screened modification of gravity characterized by a universal power-law contribution with exponent n \approx 1.8. Across a wide range of astrophysical systems, from dwarf and low-surface-brightness galaxies to massive galaxy clusters, this value consistently reproduces observed kinematics without system-dependent retuning. The framework explores an alternative phenomenological approach in which a universal power-law gravitational contribution operates in low-density environments and becomes suppressed in high-density regions."
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Galaxies: Formation
Evolution
Phenomena
Stellar
planetary
and galactic studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 11 January 2026
- Document type
- Preprint