Is dark matter self-interacting?

Subir Sarkar

doi:10.1038/s41550-018-0598-6

Is dark matter self-interacting?

Subir Sarkar

Niels Bohr International Academy

Abstract

Contrary to usual assumptions, new astronomical observations suggest that dark matter may be self-interacting. If true this would rule out most popular dark matter particle candidates, including supersymmetric neutralinos, axions and sterile neutrinos, as well as black holes.

Original language	English
Journal	Nature Astronomy
Volume	2
Issue number	11
Pages (from-to)	856-857
ISSN	2397-3366
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-018-0598-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2018

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