Observational Evidence for Extra Dimensions from Dark Matter
Qin, Bo · Pen, Ue-Li · Silk, Joseph
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Recent astronomical observations of systems of dark matter, which have been cited as providing possible support for self-interacting cold dark matter, may provide evidence for the extra dimensions predicted by superstring scenarios. We find that the properties of the required dark matter self-interaction are precisely the consequences of a world with 3 large extra dimensions of size 1nm, where gravity follows the r⁻⁵ law at scales below 1nm. From the cross sections measured for various dark matter systems, we also constrain the mass of dark matter particles to be mₓ 3*10⁻¹⁶ proton mass, consistent with the mass of axions.
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