super weakly interacting massive particle

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  • superweakly interacting massive particle
  • superweakly-interacting massive particle
  • super-weakly interacting massive particle
  • super-weakly-interacting massive particle

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super weakly interacting massive particle (plural super weakly interacting massive particles)

  1. (particle physics) a candidate type of dark matter which are weakly interacting massive particles that result from supersymmetry, being supersymmetric particles
  2. (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

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