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Parafermionic dark mater

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2018-08-08 v2

Abstract

To discuss the possible contribution of parafermions to the dark matter abundance, we extend the Boltzmann equation for fermionic dark matter to include parafermions. Parafermions can accommodate rr particles per quantum state (2r<)(2\le r<\infty), where the parafermion of order r=1r=1 is identical to the ordinary fermion. It is found that the parafermionic dark matter can be more abundant than the fermionic dark matter in the present universe.

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@article{arxiv.1807.07289,
  title  = {Parafermionic dark mater},
  author = {Teruyuki Kitabayashi and Masaki Yasuè},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.07289},
  year   = {2018}
}

Comments

7 pages, 7 figures. Some changes in the wording. Accepted for publication in Physical Review D

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