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A Superfluid Dark Matter Cosmic String Wake

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics 2024-06-28 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We study the effects of superfluid dark matter on the structure of a cosmic string wake, considering both the effects of regular and quantum pressure terms. We consider the total fluid to consist of a combination of baryons and dark matter. Hence, we are also able to study the effects of superfluid dark matter on the distribution of baryons inside the wake. We focus on parameter values for the superfluid dark matter which allow a MONDian explanation of galaxy rotation curves.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2406.19325,
  title  = {A Superfluid Dark Matter Cosmic String Wake},
  author = {Aline Favero and Robert Brandenberger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.19325},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

10 pages, 6 figures

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