GR vs MOND - not competing theories, both emerge from 7D geometry.
New paper: Kaluza-Klein reduction splits into GR (metric) + MOND (scalar sector).
7D Einstein-Hilbert → Einstein's equations + AQUAL.
Prediction: lensing = dynamics. Testable.
🔗 https://zenodo.org/records/17922212
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General Relativity and MOND from 7D Kaluza-Klein Reduction
We show that General Relativity and MOND emerge from the same 7D geometric framework through Kaluza-Klein reduction. The 7D Einstein-Hilbert action reduces to: (1) 4D Einstein-Hilbert (GR), (2) scalar moduli, and (3) cross-coupling terms that produce the AQUAL Lagrangian L ~ X^(3/2). GR and MOND are not competing theories but different sectors of 7D geometry---GR governs metric perturbations while MOND governs the scalar sector. The framework predicts that gravitational lensing equals dynamics (no anisotropic stress), resolving a key constraint on relativistic MOND theories.