SithLordAJ
SithLordAJ t1_iwxb418 wrote
Reply to comment by paulfromatlanta in Dark Matter as an Intergalactic Heat Source. Spectra from quasars suggest that intergalactic gas may have been heated by a form of dark matter called dark photons. by MistWeaver80
They are generally not considered matter. They have no rest mass, but do have momentum.
Im not familiar with this dark matter theory, but the idea of dark matter is that something functions like it has mass that cant be seen. I would surmise that there's more of a trick to it than "it's a photon that cant be absorbed".
SithLordAJ t1_iwxaffr wrote
Reply to comment by cinemanja in Dark Matter as an Intergalactic Heat Source. Spectra from quasars suggest that intergalactic gas may have been heated by a form of dark matter called dark photons. by MistWeaver80
For your notes, here's the concise list of everything we dont understand:
Life, the Universe, and Everything.
SithLordAJ t1_ixclglx wrote
Reply to comment by Ishea in Dark Matter as an Intergalactic Heat Source. Spectra from quasars suggest that intergalactic gas may have been heated by a form of dark matter called dark photons. by MistWeaver80
Let me jot that down real quick...