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We present SIDM Concerto: $14$ cosmological zoom-in simulations in cold dark matter (CDM) and self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) models based on the Symphony and Milky Way-est suites. SIDM Concerto includes one Large Magellanic Cloud-…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-30 Ethan O. Nadler , Demao Kong , Daneng Yang , Hai-Bo Yu

We explore the impact of elastic, anisotropic, velocity-dependent dark matter (DM) self-interactions on the host halo and subhalos of Milky Way (MW)--mass systems. We consider a generic self-interacting dark matter (SIDM) model…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-06-23 Ethan O. Nadler , Arka Banerjee , Susmita Adhikari , Yao-Yuan Mao , Risa H. Wechsler

We perform high-resolution simulations of a MW-like galaxy in a self-interacting cold dark matter model with elastic cross section over mass of $1~\rm cm^2/g$ (SIDM) and compare to a model without self-interactions (CDM). We run our…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-09-25 Victor H. Robles , Tyler Kelley , James S. Bullock , Manoj Kaplinghat

We present the first set of cosmological baryonic zoom-in simulations of galaxies including dissipative self-interacting dark matter (dSIDM). These simulations utilize the Feedback In Realistic Environments (FIRE-2) galaxy formation…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-08-11 Xuejian Shen , Philip F. Hopkins , Lina Necib , Fangzhou Jiang , Michael Boylan-Kolchin , Andrew Wetzel

We present the first cosmological simulations of dwarf galaxies, which include dark matter self-interactions and baryons. We study two dwarf galaxies within cold dark matter, and four different elastic self-interacting scenarios with…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Mark Vogelsberger , Jesus Zavala , Christine Simpson , Adrian Jenkins

Self-interacting dark matter provides a promising alternative for the cold dark matter paradigm to solve potential small-scale galaxy formation problems. Nearly all self-interacting dark matter simulations so far have considered only…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2019-03-19 Mark Vogelsberger , Jesús Zavala , Katelin Schutz , Tracy R. Slatyer

Dark matter (DM) particles can interact with particles of the standard model. Although there are a number of constraints derived from direct and indirect detection experiments, the evolution of astrophysical objects could offer a promising…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-20 Moritz S. Fischer , Klaus Dolag , Mathias Garny , Vera Gluscevic , Frederick Groth , Ethan O. Nadler

Non-gravitational interactions between dark matter particles with strong scattering, but relatively small annihilation and dissipation, has been proposed to match various observables on cluster and group scales. In this paper, we present…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-03-04 Arka Banerjee , Susmita Adhikari , Neal Dalal , Surhud More , Andrey Kravtsov

Dark matter (DM) halos can be subject to gravothermal collapse if the DM is not collisionless, but engaged in strong self-interactions. When the scattering can efficiently transfer heat from the centre to the outskirts, the central region…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-25 Moritz S. Fischer , Klaus Dolag , Hai-Bo Yu

We consider the consequences of SIDM for a velocity dependent cross section per unit mass. Accretion of SIDM onto seed black holes can produce supermassive black holes that are too large for certain combinations of parameters,which is used…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Joseph F. Hennawi , Jeremiah P. Ostriker

The evolution of halos consisting of weakly self-interacting dark matter particles is investigated using a new numerical Monte-Carlo N-body method. The halos initially contain kinematically cold, dense 1/r-power-law cores. For interaction…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Andreas Burkert

If dark matter has a large self-interaction scattering cross section, then interactions among dark-matter particles will drive galaxy and cluster halos to become spherical in their centers. Work in the past has used this effect to rule out…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-11 Annika H. G. Peter , Miguel Rocha , James S. Bullock , Manoj Kaplinghat

One possible and natural derivation from the collisionless cold dark matter (CDM) standard cosmological framework is the assumption of the existence of interactions between dark matter (DM) and photons or neutrinos. Such possible…

Dissipative dark matter self-interactions can affect halo evolution and change its structure. We perform a series of controlled N-body simulations to study impacts of the dissipative interactions on halo properties. The interplay between…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-07-01 Ran Huo , Hai-Bo Yu , Yi-Ming Zhong

Self-interacting dark matter is known as one of the most appropriate candidates for dark matter. Due to its excellent success in removing many astrophysical problems, particularly in small scale structure, studying this model has taken on…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-10-29 Mahdi Naseri , Javad T. Firouzjaee

We investigate the density profiles and evolution of weakly self-interacting cold dark matter haloes using a numerical code based on the collisional Boltzmann equation. This approach is alternative to N-body techniques in following the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-07 C. Firmani , E. D'Onghia , G. Chincarini

Multicomponent dark matter with self-interactions, which allows for inter-conversions of species into one another, is a promising paradigm that is known to successfully and simultaneously resolve major problems of the conventional…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-12-26 Keita Todoroki , Mikhail V. Medvedev

We perform a high-resolution cosmological zoom-in simulation of a Milky Way (MW)--like system, which includes a realistic Large Magellanic Cloud analog, using a large differential elastic dark matter self-interaction cross section that…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2023-06-06 Daneng Yang , Ethan O. Nadler , Hai-Bo Yu

Galactic rotation curves exhibit a diverse range of inner slopes. Observational data indicates that explaining this diversity may require a mechanism that correlates a galaxy's surface brightness with the central-most region of its dark…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-07-21 Aidan Zentner , Siddharth Dandavate , Oren Slone , Mariangela Lisanti

The nature of Dark Matter (DM) is one of the most outstanding mysteries of modern astrophysics. While the standard Cold DM (CDM) model successfully explains observations on most astrophysical scales, DM particles have not yet been detected,…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2026-01-27 Chi Zhang , Enrico Garaldi , Giulia Despali , Matteo Viel , Lauro Moscardini , Mark Vogelsberger