WIMP Freeze-out dynamics under Tsallis statistics
Abstract
We generalize thermal WIMP (Weakly Interacting Massive Particle) freeze-out within Tsallis nonextensive statistics. Using Curado-Tsallis -distributions we compute -deformed number and energy densities, pressure, entropy density and Hubble rate, . The Boltzmann equation is generalized accordingly to obtain the comoving abundance and relic density for a dark-matter candidate in a model-independent setup. The thermally averaged cross section is expanded as up to -wave. The freeze-out parameter is determined from using a -logarithmic inversion, with the expansion rate modified through ultra-relativistic rescalings of the effective relativistic degrees of freedom and . We show that increases with and that QCD-threshold features propagate into and . We then perform two -grid scans: fixing while varying the dark-matter mass , and fixing while varying the -wave coefficient . For an -wave dominated scenario we construct profiles in these planes by comparing with the Planck benchmark . In both cases we find a clear degeneracy in the preferred nonextensive parameter along valleys in parameter space. However, fixed-mass scans (varying ) are significantly more constraining than fixed-cross-section scans, reflecting that is mainly controlled by , so that for realistic cross sections the best-fit remains close to the extensive limit .
Cite
@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}
}
Comments
Published in Physics of the Dark Universe, 10 pages, 12 figures