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Dark Matter Particles: Properties and Detections

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One of the most accepted ideas in modern cosmology to explain a number of puzzling astronomical observations is the existence of Dark Matter in the Universe, even though it has not been directly observed. We recall the motivation for its existence according to its influence on visible matter and its characteristics in terms of famous candidate particles.

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    Salah Eddine Ennadifi & Karim Douhou

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Ennadifi, S.E., Douhou, K. Dark Matter Particles: Properties and Detections. Gravit. Cosmol. 25, 310–318 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0202289319040054

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