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arxiv: hep-ph/9709492 · v3 · submitted 1997-09-29 · ✦ hep-ph · astro-ph· gr-qc· hep-th

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Supersymmetric Q-balls as dark matter

Alexander Kusenko , Mikhail Shaposhnikov (CERN)
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classification ✦ hep-ph astro-phgr-qchep-th
keywords q-ballsdarkmattersupersymmetricbaryoncarrycontaincontribute
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Supersymmetric extensions of the standard model generically contain stable non-topological solitons, Q-balls, which carry baryon or lepton number. We show that large Q-balls can be copiously produced in the early universe, can survive until the present time, and can contribute to dark matter.

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