super weakly interacting massive particle
English
Alternative forms
- superweakly interacting massive particle
- superweakly-interacting massive particle
- super-weakly interacting massive particle
- super-weakly-interacting massive particle
Noun
super weakly interacting massive particle (plural super weakly interacting massive particles)
- (particle physics) a candidate type of dark matter which are weakly interacting massive particles that result from supersymmetry, being supersymmetric particles
- (astronomy, physics) a type of weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP) that only interacts with normal particles through gravity, and not any other force, thus having extremely weak strength of interaction
Synonyms
- superWIMP (abbreviation)
- gravitationally interacting massive particle (GIMP) (the form that only interacts gravitationally)
Hypernyms
- dark matter
Derived terms
- superWIMP (abbreviation)
Related terms
- weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)