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shadow matter comparison table

Subject	has definition	is a kind of
hypothetical particle		particle
shadow matter	Theoretical classes of particles, their existence intimated by supersymmetry, theory, that participate in few if any of the four known fundamental forces. Planets, stars, and galaxies made of shadow matter could conceivably exist in the same space and time we occupy without our sensing their presence.	hypothetical particle

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