Exotic Compact Objects in a Dissipative Dark Sector

ORAL

Abstract

We study the complete history of structure formation of a simple dark sector and show how to form exotic compact objects that vary in size from a few to millions of solar masses. These exotic compact objects may be detected and their properties measured at new high- precision astronomical observatories, giving insight into the particle nature of the dark sector without the requirement of non-gravitational interactions with the visible sector.

Authors

  • Jae Hyeok Chang

    State Univ of NY - Stony Brook

  • Daniel Egana-Ugrinovic

    Perimeter Institute

  • Rouven Essig

    State Univ of NY - Stony Brook, C. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stony Brook University, USA

  • Chris Kouvaris

    CP3-Origins, University of Southern Denmark