Gravitation, the "Dark Matter" Effect and the Fine Structure Constant
| Scientific Paper | |
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| Title | Gravitation, the \"Dark Matter\" Effect and the Fine Structure Constant |
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| Author(s) | Reginald T Cahill |
| Keywords | Gravity, in-flow, fine structure constant, dark, fine structure constant |
| Published | 2005 |
| Journal | Apeiron |
| Volume | 12 |
| Number | 2 |
| No. of pages | 10 |
| Pages | 144-177 |
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Abstract
Gravitational anomalies such as the mine/borehole g anomaly, the near-flatness of the spiral galaxy rotationvelocity curves, currently interpreted as the "dark matter" effect, the absence of that effect in ordinary elliptical galaxies, and the ongoing problems in accurately determining Newton"s gravitational constant GN are explained by a generalisation of the Newtonian theory of gravity to a fluid-flow formalism with one new dimensionless constant. By analysing the borehole data this new constant is shown to be the fine structure constant 1/137. The spiral galaxy rotation curve effect and the globular cluster central "black hole" masses for M15 and G1 are then correctly predicted.