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A low-acceleration modification associated with Mordehai Milgrom. For an isolated spherical system, $g\mu (g/a_0)=g_N$, with $\mu (x)\to 1$ at high $x$ and $\mu (x)\to x$ at low $x$. An isolated point-like baryonic distribution then gives $v_c^4=G{M}_b{a}_0$ and a flat asymptotic galaxy rotation curve. The algebraic spherical relation is not a complete relativistic field theory and should not be assumed to hold vectorially for arbitrary mass distributions.^[ref]

Mordehai Milgrom proposed modified Newtonian dynamics as an alternative explanation of the discrepancy between visible mass and inferred gravitational effects in galaxies. The modification becomes important below a characteristic acceleration scale $a_0$.

In the low-acceleration spherical limit, $a^2/a_0=GM/r^2$. For a circular orbit, substituting $a=v^2/r$ gives $v^4=GM{a}_0$, independent of orbital radius. The same limiting rule therefore links a flat outer galaxy rotation curve with a relation between baryonic mass and orbital speed. These are consequences of the proposed dynamics, not a direct detection of the underlying mechanism.^[ref]