A physical basis for MOND

TL;DR

This paper proposes that MOND's phenomenological success can be explained by two simple axioms related to fundamental principles, potentially providing a physical basis despite conflicting with general relativity.

Contribution

It introduces two fundamental axioms that reproduce MOND's behavior, offering a possible physical foundation for the theory.

Findings

Two axioms reproduce MOND's characteristic behavior

Axioms conflict with general relativistic cosmology

Provides a potential physical basis for MOND

Abstract

MOND is a phenomenological theory with no apparent physical justification which seems to undermine some of the basic principles that underpin established theoretical physics. It is nevertheless remarkably successful over its sphere of application and this suggests MOND may have some physical basis. It is shown here that two simple axioms pertaining to fundamental principles will reproduce the characteristic behaviour of MOND, though the axioms are in conflict with general relativistic cosmology.