Statistical description of galaxy clusters in Finzi model of gravity

Abstract

We exploit a new theory of gravity proposed by Finzi, which gives stronger interaction at large scales, to study the thermodynamic description of galaxy clusters. We employ a statistical model to deduce various thermodynamics equations of state. In addition, we analyze the behavior of clustering parameter in comparison to its standard (Newtonian) counterpart. The general distribution function and its behavior with varying strength of clustering parameter are also studied. The possibility of phase transition is investigated and it is observed that a phase transition is possible though hierarchically. We also analyze the model by comparing the results with data available through SDSS-III, and obtain the parameters involved.