Asymptotic analytic solutions of the Dirac equation, giving the scattering modes (of the continuous energy spectrum, E > mc 2 ) in Schwarzschild's chart and Cartesian gauge, are used for building the partial wave analysis of Dirac fermions scattered by black holes. In this framework, the analytic expressions of the differential cross section and induced polarization degree are derived in terms of scattering angle, mass of the black hole, and energy and mass of the fermion. Moreover, the closed form of the absorption cross section due to the scattering modes is derived showing that in the high-energy limit this tends to the event horizon area regardless of the fermion mass (including zero). A graphical study presents the differential cross section analyzing the forward/backward scattering (known also as glory scattering) and the polarization degree as functions of scattering angle. The graphical analysis shows the presence of oscillations in scattering intensity around forward/backward directions, phenomena known as spiral scattering. The energy dependence of the differential cross section is also established by using analytical and graphical methods.

We propose a new formula to explain circular velocity profiles of spiral galaxies obtained from the Starobinsky model in the Palatini formalism. It is based on the assumption that the gravity can be described by two conformally related metrics: one of them is responsible for the measurement of distances, while the other, the so-called dark metric, is responsible for a geodesic equation and therefore can be used for the description of the velocity profile. The formula is tested against a subset of galaxies taken from the HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS).

The asymptotic form of Dirac spinors in the field of the Reissner-Nordström black hole is derived for the scattering states (with E > mc 2 ) obtaining the phase shifts of the partial wave analysis of Dirac fermions scattered from charged black holes. Elastic scattering and absorption are studied giving analytic formulas for the partial amplitudes and cross sections. A graphical study is performed for analyzing the differential cross section (forward/backward scattering) and the polarization degrees as functions of the scattering angle.

In this paper we are studying the scattering of massless Dirac fermions by Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordström black holes. This is done by applying the partial wave analysis to the scattering modes obtained after solving the massless Dirac equation in the asymptotic regions of the two black hole geometries. We succeed to obtain analytic phase shifts with the help of which the scattering cross section is computed. The glory and spiral scattering phenomena are showed to be present like in the case of massive fermion scattering by black holes.

A new simple expression for the circular velocity of spiral galaxies is proposed and tested against HI Nearby Galaxy Survey (THINGS) data set. Its accuracy is compared with the one coming from MOND.

The asymptotic form of Dirac spinors in the field of a Schwarzschild black hole is used for deriving analytically for the first time the phase shifts of the partial wave analysis of Dirac fermions scattered from massive spherical bodies, imagined as black holes surrounded by a surface producing total reflection. A simple model is analyzed by using graphical methods.

In this paper we are discussing the problem of low-energy greybody factors for fermions emitted by a Schwarzschild-de Sitter black hole. In our study we are using the analytical methods proposed by Unruh some time ago for determining the greybody factors. We have found that at low energies the greybody factors are constant for a given total angular momentum (similar to what happens in the case of scalar particles reported before in the literature). Also our results are indicating an enhancement in the energy spectrum if one is increasing the value of the cosmological constant. These results are consistent with numerical calculations performed in Ref. [14] by S.F. Wu et al. (Phys.Rev.D 78, 084010).

In this paper the scattering of fermions by a class of Bardeen black holes is investigated. After obtaining the scattering modes by solving the Dirac equation in this geometry, we use the partial wave method to derive an analytical expression for the phase shifts that enter into the definitions of partial amplitudes that define the scattering cross sections and the induced polarization. It is then shown that, like in the case of Schwarzschild and Reissner-Nordström, the phenomena of glory and spiral scattering are present.