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WIMP Freeze-out dynamics under Tsallis statistics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2026-02-06 v2 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics

Abstract

We generalize thermal WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particle) freeze-out within Tsallis nonextensive statistics. Using Curado-Tsallis qq-distributions fq(E;μ,T)f_q(E;\mu,T) we compute qq-deformed number and energy densities, pressure, entropy density and Hubble rate, {nq,ρq,Pq,sq,Hq}\{n_q,\rho_q,P_q,s_q,H_q\}. The Boltzmann equation is generalized accordingly to obtain the comoving abundance Yχ,q(x)Y_{\chi,q}(x) and relic density Ωχ,qh2\Omega_{\chi,q}h^2 for a dark-matter candidate χ\chi in a model-independent setup. The thermally averaged cross section is expanded as σvqa+bvrel2q\langle\sigma v\rangle_q \approx a + b\,\langle v_{\rm rel}^2\rangle_q up to pp-wave. The freeze-out parameter xf(q)x_f(q) is determined from Γann,q(Tf)Hq(Tf)\Gamma_{{\rm ann},q}(T_f)\simeq H_q(T_f) using a qq-logarithmic inversion, with the expansion rate modified through ultra-relativistic rescalings Rρ(q)R_\rho(q) of the effective relativistic degrees of freedom gg_* and gsg_{*s}. We show that xfx_f increases with qq and that QCD-threshold features propagate into Yχ,q(x)Y_{\chi,q}(x) and Ωχ,qh2\Omega_{\chi,q}h^2. We then perform two qq-grid scans: fixing σvq\langle\sigma v\rangle_q while varying the dark-matter mass mχm_\chi, and fixing mχm_\chi while varying the ss-wave coefficient aa. For an ss-wave dominated scenario we construct χ2\chi^2 profiles in these planes by comparing Ωχ,qh2\Omega_{\chi,q}h^2 with the Planck benchmark Ωch2=0.120±0.001\Omega_c h^2 = 0.120\pm 0.001. In both cases we find a clear degeneracy in the preferred nonextensive parameter qbestq_{\rm best} along valleys in parameter space. However, fixed-mass scans (varying σvq\langle\sigma v\rangle_q) are significantly more constraining than fixed-cross-section scans, reflecting that Ωχ,qh2\Omega_{\chi,q}h^2 is mainly controlled by σvq\langle\sigma v\rangle_q, so that for realistic cross sections the best-fit qbestq_{\rm best} remains close to the extensive limit q1q\to 1.

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@article{arxiv.2511.16487,
  title  = {WIMP Freeze-out dynamics under Tsallis statistics},
  author = {Matias P. Gonzalez and Roberto A. Lineros},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.16487},
  year   = {2026}
}

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Published in Physics of the Dark Universe, 10 pages, 12 figures

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