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Baryonic Q-Balls as Dark Matter

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Supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model predict the existence of Q-balls, some of which can be entirely stable. Affleck-Dine baryogenesis can result in a copious production of stable baryonic Q-balls, which can presently exist as a form of dark matter.

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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, 90095-1547, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Alexander Kusenko

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    Alexander Kusenko

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany

    H. V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus

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Kusenko, A. (2001). Baryonic Q-Balls as Dark Matter. In: Klapdor-Kleingrothaus, H.V. (eds) Dark Matter in Astro- and Particle Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56643-1_29

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