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We consider the possibility that the dark matter in the halos of galaxies may be in the form of clusters of \macho s within which are embedded cold, dense gas clouds. Microlensing experiments have found evidence that the Galactic halo…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 Ortwin Gerhard , Joseph Silk

A semi-analytical model for the evolution of galaxies and supermassive black holes (SMBHs) within the $\Lambda$CDM paradigm has been shown to yield stellar mass-BH mass relations that reproduce both the JWST and pre-JWST observations.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-13 John Ellis , Malcolm Fairbairn , Juan Urrutia , Ville Vaskonen

I review the properties of degenerate fermion balls and investigate the dark matter distribution at galactic centers using NFW, Moore and isothermal density profiles. I show that dark matter becomes degenerate for particles masses of a few…

Astrophysics · Physics 2016-11-15 Faustin Munyaneza

We explore the connection between the central supermassive blackholes (SMBH) in galaxies and the dark matter halo through the relation between the masses of the SMBHs and the maximum circular velocities of the host galaxies, as well as the…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-06-23 Bassem M. Sabra , Charbel Saliba , Maya Abi Akl , Gilbert Chahine

We select a sample of Milky Way (MW) mass haloes from a high-resolution version of the EAGLE simulation to study their inner dark matter (DM) content and how baryons alter it. As in previous studies, we find that all haloes are more massive…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-02-16 Victor J. Forouhar Moreno , Alejandro Benítez-Llambay , Shaun Cole , Carlos Frenk

We examine correlations between the masses, sizes, and star formation histories for a large sample of low-redshift early-type galaxies, using a simple suite of dynamical and stellar populations models. We confirm an anti-correlation between…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 Nicola R. Napolitano , Aaron J. Romanowsky , Crescenzo Tortora

Mirror matter has been proposed as a dark matter candidate. It has several very attractive features, including automatic stability and darkness, the ability to mimic the broad features of cold dark matter while in the linear density…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Foot , R. R. Volkas

[Abridged] We analyse the dark matter (DM) halo properties of 127 0.3<z<1.5 star-forming galaxies (SFGs) down to low stellar masses (8<log(Mstar/Msun)<11), using data from the MUSE Hubble Ultra Deep Field Survey and photometry from HST and…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-04-01 B. I. Ciocan , N. F. Bouché , J. Fensch , W. Mercier , D. Krajnović , J. Richard , T. Contini , A. Jeanneau

We reconsider the lower bound on the mass of a fermionic dark matter (DM) candidate resulting from the existence of known small Dwarf Spheroidal galaxies, in the hypothesis that their DM halo is constituted by degenerate fermions, with…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-03-28 Chiara Di Paolo , Fabrizio Nesti , Francesco L. Villante

The baryon content of high-density regions in the universe is relevant to two critical unanswered questions: the workings of nurture effects on galaxies and the whereabouts of the missing baryons. In this paper, we analyze the distribution…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-18 A. Faltenbacher , A. Finoguenov , N. Drory

We investigate the distribution of dark matter in galaxies by solving the equations of equilibrium of a self-gravitating system of massive fermions (`inos') at selected temperatures and degeneracy parameters within general relativity. Our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2015-08-06 R. Ruffini , C. R. Argüelles , J. A. Rueda

We investigate the influence of ideal Fermi gas dark matter on the observable properties of neutron stars (NSs). Our analysis considers dark matter (DM) particle masses ($\mu$) ranging from $0.2$ GeV to $1$ GeV and various DM mass fractions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-24 Monmoy Molla , Masum Murshid , Mehedi Kalam

Several observations suggest the existence of super-massive black holes (SMBH) at the centers of giant galaxies. However the mechanism under which these objects form remains non completely understood. In this work we review an alternative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-03-04 Ana Avilez-Lopez , Luis Padilla-Albores Luis , Tula Bernal-Marin , Tonatiuh Matos

The condensation of baryons within a dark matter (DM) halo during galaxy formation should result in some contraction of the halo as the combined system settles into equilibrium. We quantify this effect on the cuspy primordial halos…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-09-21 Pengfei Li , Stacy S. McGaugh , Federico Lelli , James M. Schombert , Marcel S. Pawlowski

We use cosmological hydrodynamical simulations of the APOSTLE project along with high-quality rotation curve observations to examine the fraction of baryons in {\Lambda}CDM haloes that collect into galaxies. This 'galaxy formation…

Dark matter haloes and subhaloes that host no luminous counterpart are predicted within our current understanding of galaxy formation within a $\Lambda$CDM paradigm. Observational tests, such as gravitational lensing, have made potential…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-03-25 Jessica E. Doppel , Mathilde Jauzac , David J. Lagattuta , Azadeh Fattahi , Guillaume Mahler

The free-streaming length of dark matter depends on fundamental dark matter physics, and determines the abundance and concentration of dark matter halos on sub-galactic scales. Using the image positions and flux ratios from eight…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-01-08 Daniel Gilman , Simon Birrer , Anna Nierenberg , Tommaso Treu , Xiaolong Du , Andrew Benson

We explore the connection between galaxies and dark matter halos in the Milky Way (MW) and quantify the implications on properties of the dark matter particle and the phenomenology of low-mass galaxy formation. This is done through a…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2018-02-07 Prashin Jethwa , Denis Erkal , Vasily Belokurov

Using observational data for a sample of dark matter dominated galaxies and two cluster of galaxies, we have found that the central halo density does not depend on its mass, and the core radius is roughly proportional to the maximum…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 V. Avila-Reese , C. Firmani , E. D'Onghia , X. Hernandez

We studied the formation and evolution of low-mass stars within halos with high concentration of dark matter (DM) particles, using a highly sophisticated expression to calculate the rate at which DM particles are captured inside the star.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-12-22 Jordi Casanellas , Ilidio Lopes