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hot dark matter

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hot dark matter [¦hät ¦därk ′mad·ər]
(astronomy)
A hypothetical type of dark matter consisting of entities that were not in thermal equilibrium in the early universe; possibilities include massive neutrinos and cosmic strings.
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The four main types of dark matter are called 1- baryonic dark matter; 2- warm dark matter; 3- cold dark matter and 4- hot dark matter.
Galactic Mystery - Matter - on the Dark Side by Michael Strauss / Computers and Internet community
Indeed, cosmologists suggest that slower material, known as cold dark matter, might form the smaller, galaxy-sized lumps, while faster material, known as hot dark matter, assembles into the bigger lumps associated with galaxy clusters.
Tracing the architecture of dark matter by Cowen, Ron / Science News
In contrast, hot dark matter would move at nearly the speed of light and form bigger lumps first; these would then fragment into smaller features.
Dark matter: a cosmos that runs hot and cold by Cowen, Ron / Science News
 
 
 
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