Modified Newtonian Dynamics Within The Oort Cloud
It has been suggested that at their distances from the Sun, the objects comprising the Oort cloud should experience accelerations of the order of 10ā10 m sā2, and thus should be within the realms at which Modified Newtonian dynamics (MOND) come into effect. According to this hypothesis, which was proposed to account for the discrepancies in the galaxy rotation curve which are more commonly attributed to dark matter, at very low accelerations acceleration ceases to be linearly proportional to force. If correct, this would have significant implications regarding the formation and structure of the Oort cloud. However, the majority of cosmologists do not consider MOND a valid hypothesis.
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