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Dark matter: A spin one half fermion field with mass dimension one?

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v2 Astrophysics General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We report an unexpected theoretical discovery of a spin one half matter field with mass dimension one. It is based on a complete set of eigenspinors of the charge conjugation operator. Due to its unusual properties with respect to charge conjugation and parity it belongs to a non standard Wigner class. Consequently, the theory exhibits non-locality with (CPT)^2 = - I. Its dominant interaction with known forms of matter is via Higgs, and with gravity. This aspect leads us to contemplate it as a first-principle candidate for dark matter.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0410192,
  title  = {Dark matter: A spin one half fermion field with mass dimension one?},
  author = {D. V. Ahluwalia-Khalilova and D. Grumiller},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0410192},
  year   = {2008}
}

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5 pages, RevTex, v2: slightly extended discussion, new refs. and note added