Unified origin for visible and dark matter in a baryon-symmetric universe from a first-order phase transition
arXiv:1301.3965 · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2013.10.065
Abstract
In a baryon-symmetric universe, the baryon asymmetry observed for visible matter is matched by an equal and opposite asymmetry for dark matter, thereby closely connecting the number densities of both types of matter. This is a necessary step towards the goal of explaining the mystery of why the visible and dark matter densities are observed to be similar. In this talk, a way of producing such a universe from bubble nucleation during a first-order phase transition is reviewed. The process is an analog of electroweak baryogenesis.
5 pages. Invited talk at CosPA 2012 Symposium, Nov. 13-17, Taiwan. Submitted to the proceedings. v2: added references
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