A Possible Explanation for the Flat Curve Paradox

It is suggested that the efficiency of the MOND theory of Mordehai Milgrom might be, instead of large distances, related to flatness of galaxies and the fact that the large scale distribution of matter is essentially two-dimensional. A simple continuous model of planar circular galaxies relying on a two dimensional variant of Newton’s gravitational law allows to dispense for the need of dark matter outside the disk for the explanation of the galactic rotational velocity curve paradox .