Imagine our universe contains a massive thermal relic particle species. To what fun- damental force does the interaction strength of this species need to be comparable in order to most nearly match the observed abundance of cold dark matter? (a) Strong nuclear force (b) Electromagnetism (c) Weak nuclear force (d) Gravitation (e) None of the above

Imagine our universe contains a massive thermal relic particle species. To what fun- damental force does the interaction strength of this species need to be comparable in order to most nearly match the observed abundance of cold dark matter? (a) Strong nuclear force (b) Electromagnetism (c) Weak nuclear force (d) Gravitation (e) None of the above

Modern Physics

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Chapter15: Elementary Particles

Section: Chapter Questions

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