Tensor-vector-scalar gravity
Do we need a new gravity theory?
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Assume according to Newton that the orbital speed of a particle in a gravitation field is equal to v=sqrt(G*m/r)

Take a look at a disk like galaxy. Assume the mass density uniformly distributed but dependent on r: k(r). Assume the thickness of the galaxy to be H. The amount of mass inside a sphere of radius r is the integral over r of k(r)*H*2*pi*r.
If this density k(r) is constant this amount of mass would increase like r^2: K*pi*H*r^2.
This would result in a speed of: sqrt(G*K*pi*H*r^2 / r) = sqrt(G*K*pi*H*r).
This is not what we see in galaxies.
Is it possible that the mass density is not constant but steadily decreasing with r, like: k(r) = K / r ?
If that is the case the mass inside a sphere of radius r is: Integral ( K/r * H*2pi*r *dr) = 2pi*H*K*r.

Hey, that's it.

Speed = sqrt (2pi*H*K*r / r) = constant, not dependent on r.
(Of course the speed is only constant at larger values of r. That is because near the center of the galaxy the mass distribution is different)

What could explain that the mass density is proportional to 1/r ?
Suppose a uniform band of mass that is located near the center of the galaxy.
That means: The mass of a small ring = A*H*2pi*R*dr with A the mass density at this position R and dr the horizontal thickness of the ring (if the galaxy is supposed to lie on a horizontal plane).
Suppose for a reason that over a large number of years the radius of the ring grows from R to r.
This means that the original amount of mass in the original small ring is smeared out over a ring with a larger radius.
The total amount of mass in the larger ring is equal to the total amount in the smaller ring.
The new density of the expanded ring is thus: A*R/r which is proportional to 1/r.
If the density of rings of matter had always be nearly the same at a fixed radius R, the mass distribution over radius r is really proportional to 1/r if continuously new ring elements of matter keep growing their radius.

How is it possible that the size of a mass ring could grow in time?
That is possible by assuming that every rotation of a piece of mass around the center causes exchange of angular momentum to and from the inner rings because of tidal effects (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_acceleration). This is also the case with the moon that revolves around Earth. The radius of the moon orbit increases a few centimeters each year.

If we watch a spherical rotating galaxy for a large number of years it will be flattened and stretched in horizontal direction because of the tidal acceleration effects. Around the outer layers of the galaxy the mass distribution is nearly uniform. This means that the mass density initially does not depend very much on r at large distance from the center. Because of the tidal acceleration the radiusses of rings of mass is growing resulting in a continuous passing of mass rings of equal density seen from a fixed radius R.
The described spherical galaxy results in a flat disc of matter uniformly distributed over the ring elements resulting in a mass density proportional to 1/r at larger values of r.

When the source was an elliptically formed rotating galaxy rotating around an axis perpendicular to the long axis of the ellipse, i.e. the sides of the ellipse are visually rotating. Because of the same tidal accelleration effects the long axis of the ellipse stretches and the angular velocity decreases. This results in a spiral galaxy.

No dark matter, Teves, MOND or whatever other theory needed except for Newtonian gravity.
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