Slow Quanta Bound States and a Possible Link to Dark Matter
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2026-05-21 v2
Abstract
We study the possibility of elementary energy quanta with vacuum propagation speed w < c, capable of interacting with each other to form massive bound states. The slow matter thus formed is shown to follow laws of Special Relativity mediated by velocity w rather than c, and to possess dynamical properties recalling some characteristics of Dark Matter.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2504.12447,
title = {Slow Quanta Bound States and a Possible Link to Dark Matter},
author = {Bruce Denby},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.12447},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
14 pages, 4 figures, submitted to JHEP