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Could quantum vacuum polarization increase GR frame dragging beyond the predicted values and therefore replace DM explanation of galactic rotation? [duplicate]

image source credits:David Butler This anomalous speed rotation distribution of galaxies is today mainly contributed to Dark Matter. However, since a definitive experimental measurement and ...
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Is MTW's argument in favor of Mach's principle valid?

Looking at older books, I was surprised to see that the general relativity "bible" by Misner, Thorne, and Wheeler is very strongly in favor of Mach's principle, which is treated in section ...
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