ABSTRACTS
Marvin Grimm
Dark matter was originally introduced to explain galaxy rotation curves. Later, it was also invoked to explain the behavior of galactic clusters and to explain and model gravitational lensing. It is part and parcel of the currently accepted mainstream cosmological model of the evolution of cosmic structure in general, the “Lambda Cold Dark Matter” (ΛCDM) model. Creationists have been encouraged to accept dark matter because it offers evidence of design and stability in the universe, two characteristics that are expected from a Creator Who pronounced His cosmos as good, and even very good. In this paper, we present central configurations that offer a mathematically rigorous explanation of rotation curves without recourse to dark matter. We also look at a refutation of this explanation, an analysis of the refutation, and a possible application to creation cosmology.