Concept information
Preferred term
weakly interacting massive particles
Definition(s)
- Weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) are hypothetical particles that are one of the proposed candidates for dark matter. There exists no formal definition of a WIMP, but broadly, a WIMP is a new elementary particle which interacts via gravity and any other force (or forces), potentially not part of the Standard Model itself, which is as weak as or weaker than the weak nuclear force, but also non-vanishing in its strength. Many WIMP candidates are expected to have been produced thermally in the early Universe, similarly to the particles of the Standard Model according to Big Bang cosmology, and usually will constitute cold dark matter. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weakly_interacting_massive_particle)
Broader concept(s)
Narrower concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- WIMPs
In other languages
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French
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particules massives interagissant faiblement
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WIMPs
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-WSXS6CNZ-3
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