Supersymmetric Q-balls as dark matter

被引:549
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Kusenko, A [1 ]
Shaposhnikov, M [1 ]
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[1] CERN, Div Theory, CH-1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland
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10.1016/S0370-2693(97)01375-0
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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Supersymmetric extensions of the standard model generically contain stable non-topological solitons, Q-balls, which carry baryon or lepton number. We show that large Q-balls can be copiously produced in the early universe, can survive until the present time, and can contribute to dark matter. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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