Cosmic degenerate matter: a possible solution to the problem of missing mass

Authors
Silverman, MP Mallett, RL
Citation
Mp. Silverman et Rl. Mallett, Cosmic degenerate matter: a possible solution to the problem of missing mass, CLASS QUANT, 18(4), 2001, pp. L37-L42
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM GRAVITY
ISSN journal
02649381 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
L37 - L42
Database
ISI
SICI code
0264-9381(20010221)18:4<L37:CDMAPS>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Spontaneous symmetry breaking of a neutral scalar field coupled to gravity leads directly to ultra-low mass bosons, with a critical temperature far ab ove the temperature of the Universe, for most of its duration. The particle s are therefore expected to condense into a degenerate Bose-Einstein gas, p roviding a potential candidate for nonbaryonic nonluminous matter.