Abstract
It is proposed that cold dark matter is condensed into a liquid or solid after sufficient adiabatic expansion. If it constitutes present-day dark matter, the rupture that results from overextension of the dark matter can cause large-scale structure. Luminous matter could sit in nonspherical potentials and experience flattening without rotating. Nonspherical dark matter distributions could possibly be revealed via weak lensing by galactic halos.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 75-78 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Astrophysical Journal |
| Volume | 468 |
| Issue number | 1 PART I |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1996 |
Keywords
- Dark matter
- Elementary particles
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science