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Dark matter from dark energy in q-theory

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arxiv 1612.02326 v2 pith:JFGHLFAM submitted 2016-12-04 physics.gen-ph hep-th

Dark matter from dark energy in q-theory

classification physics.gen-ph hep-th
keywords fielddarkdark-matterenergyperturbationplanck-scalebehavescancellation
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A constant (spacetime-independent) $q$-field may play a crucial role for the cancellation of Planck-scale contributions to the gravitating vacuum energy density. We now show that a small spacetime-dependent perturbation of the equilibrium $q$-field behaves gravitationally as a pressureless perfect fluid. This makes the fluctuating part of the $q$-field a candidate for the inferred dark-matter component of the present universe. For a Planck-scale oscillation frequency of the $q$-field perturbation, the implication would be that direct searches for dark-matter particles would remain unsuccessful in the foreseeable future.

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