Is Dark Matter a Neutral Force That Interacts Without Annihilation?

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The discussion centers on the hypothesis that dark matter may interact with matter and antimatter without leading to annihilation, akin to a neutral force in the universe. Current understanding indicates that physicists have not identified any interactions between dark matter and ordinary matter, aside from elastic scattering. This suggests that dark matter's properties may allow for unique interactions that differ from conventional matter-antimatter dynamics.

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is it possible dark matter is a type of matter that can interact with matter and antimatter without having annihilation?

kind of like the neutral force of the universe.

i know its kind of a weird question but what do you all think?
 
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At the present time physicists do not know of any interactions (except elastic scattering) between dark matter and ordinary matter (or antimatter).
 

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