Self-interacting dark matter

In astrophysics self-interacting dark matter is a hypothetical form of dark matter consisting of particles with strong self-interactions. This type of dark matter was postulated to resolve a number of conflicts between observations and simulations on the galactic scale and smaller.[1][2] Self-interacting dark matter has also been postulated as an explanation for the DAMA annual modulation signal.[3][4][5]

References

  1. Spergel, David N.; Steinhardt, Paul J. (24 April 2000). "Observational evidence for self-interacting cold dark matter". Physical Review Letters 84 (17): 3760–3763. arXiv:astro-ph/9909386. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.3760.
  2. Wandelt, Benjamin D.; Davé, Romeel; Farrar, Glennys R.; McGuire, Patrick C.; Spergel, David N.; Steinhardt, Paul J. (2000). Self-Interacting Dark Matter (PDF). Dark Matter. Marina del Rey. arXiv:astro-ph/0006344.
  3. Mitra, Saibal (15 June 2005). "Has DAMA detected self-interacting dark matter?". Physical Review D 71 (12): 121302. arXiv:astro-ph/0409121. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.71.121302.
  4. Moskowitz, Clara (20 April 2015). "Dark Matter May Feel a “Dark Force” That the Rest of the Universe Does Not". Scientific American.
  5. "The behaviour of dark matter associated with four bright cluster galaxies in the 10 kpc core of Abell 3827". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 449 (4P): 3393–3406. June 2015. doi:10.1093/mnras/stv467.

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