Geometric interpretation of Tensor-Vector-Scalar theory in a Kaluza–Klein reference fluid

Abstract

Abstract Gravitational alternatives to dark matter require additional fields or assumptions beyond general relativity while continuing to agree with tight solar system constraints. Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), for example, predicts the Tully–Fisher relation for galaxies more accurately than dark matter models while limiting to Newtonian gravity in the solar system. On the other hand, MOND does a poor job predicting larger scale observations such as the cosmic microwave background and Matter Power Spectra. Tensor-Vector-Scalar (TeVeS) theory is a relativistic generalization of MOND that accounts for these observations without dark matter. In this paper, a generalized TeVeS from Kaluza–Klein theory in one extra dimension is derived as a consequence of n = 0 Kaluza–Klein modes. In the KK theory, MOND is a special case of a slicing condition in the 5D Arnowitt–Deser–Misner formalism enforced by a reference fluid as in the Isham-Kuchař method which may arise from a broken displacement symmetry. This has two benefits: first is means that TeVeS is compatible with Kaluza–Klein dark matter theory, which is a strong candidate for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles, the other is that it provides an elegant mechanism for the scalar and vector fields. It constrains most of the freedom in the definition of TeVeS which does not have a field theoretic motivation. This is important because the Kaluza–Klein theory predicts that spin-2 tensor modes must propagate at the speed of light, in agreement with observation, from theoretical constraints while TeVeS has to match this observation empirically. Furthermore, it provides a symmetry breaking motivation for the interpolating function in MOND.