weakly interacting massive particle Comparison Table

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weakly interacting massive particle comparison table

Subject is a kind of has acronym has definition

cold dark matter dark matter CDM A model of structure formation in which an exotic particle whose energy is low at the time it decouples from other matter is responsible for structure formation.

weakly interacting massive particle cold dark matter WIMP A generic term for a class of hypothetical particle which may form the missing mass. A form of non-baryonic cold dark matter.

Subject	is a kind of	has acronym	has definition
cold dark matter	dark matter	CDM	A model of structure formation in which an exotic particle whose energy is low at the time it decouples from other matter is responsible for structure formation.
weakly interacting massive particle	cold dark matter	WIMP	A generic term for a class of hypothetical particle which may form the missing mass. A form of non-baryonic cold dark matter.

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