A model for the source of the baryonic Tully–Fisher relationship and the Pioneer anomaly

Abstract

It is shown that basic hypotheses regarding the nature of the source of the observed gravitational anomalies lead naturally to both the baryonic Tully–Fisher relationship and the Pioneer anomaly. A theory where the gravitational field of a mass induces a gravitational field contribution from the cosmos fits well with these hypotheses. In line with this, a theory is presented where particle–antiparticle pairs exist throughout the cosmos, with a lifetime in accordance with Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle. These particle–antiparticle pairs are displaced in the presence of a gravitational field and contribute to the overall gravitational field of a given mass. The modeled contribution agrees with the baryonic Tully–Fisher relationship, the Pioneer anomaly, and the absence of any anomalous gravitational field within the inner solar system.