Was ordinary matter synthesised from mirror matter? An attempt to explain why $Ω_{Baryon} \approx 0.2Ω_{Dark}$

dc.creatorFoot, R.
dc.creatorVolkas, R. R.
dc.date2003-04-28
dc.date2003-06-03
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:03:01Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:03:01Z
dc.descriptionThe cosmological dust has begun to settle. A likely picture is a universe comprised (predominantly) of three components: ordinary baryons ($Ω_B \approx 0.05$), non-baryonic dark matter ($Ω_{Dark} \approx 0.22$) and dark energy ($Ω_Λ \approx 0.7$). We suggest that the observed similarity of the abundances of ordinary baryons and non-baryonic dark matter ($Ω_{B}/Ω_{Dark} \approx 0.20$) hints at an underlying similarity between the fundamental properties of ordinary and dark matter particles. This is necessarily the case if dark matter is identified with mirror matter. We examine a specific mirror matter scenario where $Ω_B/Ω_{Dark} \approx 0.20$ is naturally obtained.
dc.description6 pages, RevTeX; minor changes and additional explanations; version accepted by Phys Rev D Rapid Communications
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0304261
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0304261
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D68:021304,2003
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.68.021304
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207638
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleWas ordinary matter synthesised from mirror matter? An attempt to explain why $Ω_{Baryon} \approx 0.2Ω_{Dark}$
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