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Mixed dark matter with neutrino chemical potentials

Astrophysics 2010-01-15 v2 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Mixed dark matter models with one low-mass (e.g. 2.4eV) neutrino flavor are shown to be in good agreement with observations if the neutrinos have non-zero chemical potentials. This agreement holds (except for the problem with a low-age Universe) even for high values of the Hubble-parameter. Massless neutrinos with non-zero chemical potentials may reconcile cold dark matter with observations. Some fine-tuning is required to avoid problems with Big Bang nucleosynthesis.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9502052,
  title  = {Mixed dark matter with neutrino chemical potentials},
  author = {Georg B. Larsen and Jes Madsen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9502052},
  year   = {2010}
}

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14 pages+1 figure, postscript. Physical Review D (in press)