Four Dimensional Conformal Gravity, Confinement, and Galactic Rotation Curves

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1994-07-12

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9407010v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

UCONN-94-3, plain TeX, 14 pages (plus 1 figure already shown in Ap. J. 419, 150 (1993) - or requests to mannheim@uconnvm.uconn

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We review the current status and prospects for the conformal invariant fourth order theory of gravity which has recently been advanced by Mannheim and Kazanas as a candidate alternative to the standard second order Einstein theory. We examine how it is possible in principle to replace the Einstein theory at all while retaining its tested features, and we appeal to the wisdom gleaned from particle physics to suggest a fully covariant, conformal invariant alternative. We explore the theory as a microscopic fundamental theory of elementary particles, to thus give curvature a more prominent role in elementary particle dynamics, and in particular in the generation both of elementary particle masses and the extended bag-like models which are thought to describe them. We discuss the degree to which conformal gravity can compete with string theory as a consistent candidate microscopic theory of gravity. Additionally, we explore the theory as a macroscopic theory of gravity where the exact, non-perturbative, classical potential is found to be of the confining $V(r)=-\beta /r+\gamma r/2$ form, a form which enables us to provide an explanation for the general systematics of galactic rotational velocity curves without the need to assume the existence of copious amounts of dark matter; with this explanation of the curves apparently not being in conflict with the current round of microlensing observations.

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