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Dark-Matter-Induced Weak Equivalence Principle Violation

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-08-07 v4 Astrophysics

Abstract

A long-range fifth force coupled to dark matter can induce a coupling to ordinary matter if the dark matter interacts with Standard Model fields. We consider constraints on such a scenario from both astrophysical observations and laboratory experiments. We also examine the case where the dark matter is a weakly interacting massive particle, and derive relations between the coupling to dark matter and the coupling to ordinary matter for different models. Currently, this scenario is most tightly constrained by galactic dynamics, but improvements in Eotvos experiments can probe unconstrained regions of parameter space.

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@article{arxiv.0807.4363,
  title  = {Dark-Matter-Induced Weak Equivalence Principle Violation},
  author = {Sean M. Carroll and Sonny Mantry and Michael J. Ramsey-Musolf and Christopher W. Stubbs},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.4363},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages

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