Using the Milky Way as a Testing Ground for Alternative Gravity and Dark Matter Constraints

Rotation Curves have long been the driver of the debate between standard gravity with dark matter and alternative gravity. In the last year, new rotation curve data for the milky way galaxy has shown that the net rotational velocities are in decline out to distances of about 100Mpc. This decline is unique in that it can serve as a testable prediction for dark matter and alternative gravity theories. In this talk, we show how standard gravity with dark matter as well as Conformal Gravity (CG), Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) and Modified Gravity (MOG) tackle the latest milky way rotation curve data. Initial analysis will be discusssed highlighting how this data can be used to either single out certain alternative gravity theories as superior and possibly constrain dark matter to a particular model.