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Dark matter in quantum gravity

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:53 authored by Xavier CalmetXavier Calmet, Boris Latosh
We show that quantum gravity, whatever its ultra-violet completion might be, could account for dark matter. Indeed, besides the massless gravitational field recently observed in the form of gravitational waves, the spectrum of quantum gravity contains two massive fields respectively of spin 2 and spin 0. If these fields are long-lived, they could easily account for dark matter. In that case, dark matter would be very light and only gravitationally coupled to the standard model particles.

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South-Eastern Particle Theory Alliance Sussex - RHUL - UCL 2017-2020 - Sussex node; G2074; STFC-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL; ST/P000819/1

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Journal

European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields

ISSN

1434-6044

Publisher

Springer Verlag

Issue

520

Volume

78

Page range

1-4

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Theoretical Particle Physics Research Group Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-06-22

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-06-25

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-06-21

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