Can dark energy explain the observed outflow in galaxy clusters?

TL;DR

This study uses N-body simulations to investigate whether dark energy can cause galaxy outflows in clusters, finding that DE likely contributes significantly to observed galaxy motions.

Contribution

The paper demonstrates through simulations that dark energy can produce galaxy outflows in clusters, a novel explanation for recent observations.

Findings

Dark energy can induce galaxy outflows in clusters.

Simulations show outflows are consistent with observations.

Dark energy's local effects are significant on small scales.

Abstract

Recent observations of the Virgo cluster and the Local Group suggested that some galaxies are flowing out from their parent cluster. This may be the signature that dark energy (DE) acts significantly also on small cosmological scales. By means of direct N-body simulations we performed several simulations, in which the effect of DE and gravity are taken into account, aiming to determine whether DE can produce an outflow of galaxies compatible with observations. Comparing the different simulations, our results suggest that the observed outflow of galaxies is likely due to the local effect of DE.