Quick question about the properties of dark matter/energy

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The discussion revolves around the properties and detection challenges of dark matter and dark energy, exploring theoretical implications and the effects on cosmic and quantum scales. Participants raise questions about the nature of dark matter, its influence on other matter, and the potential for differing physical laws across scales.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions whether the difficulty in detecting dark matter is due to its scale and mass affecting other matter, drawing a parallel to the graviton's influence at cosmic scales.
  • Another participant interprets Hubble's law as indicating that the inflation of space uniformly affects quantum-scale matter, suggesting a connection between dark matter distribution and light wavelength changes.
  • It is noted that dark matter is only affected by gravity, allowing it to pass through solid matter without detection, except in rare collision events.
  • A participant raises a question about how dark matter could inflate space more rapidly between distant galaxies compared to closer ones, seeking clarification on the uniformity of its effects.
  • There is speculation about the possibility of developing different sets of physical laws for varying scales of matter, particularly if direct or indirect detection of dark matter remains elusive over time.

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Participants express differing views on the implications of dark matter's properties and its effects on cosmic and quantum scales. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing ideas presented.

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Some claims depend on interpretations of physical laws and the nature of dark matter, which are not universally agreed upon. The discussion includes speculative ideas about dimensions and the potential for differing physical laws across scales.

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Just some thought on dark matter/energy, please correct me if I am wrong in any case:

Is it possible to explain the difficulty in detecting the dark matter from Earth due to
1)the relative Size and Scale of space it's occupying, or
2) the Mass it's affecting,
in order for them to have effective influence on other matter?

Kind of similar to (Just an example) the graviton particle, under the scale of sub-atomic level it has almost puny to no effect on other particles, but gravitons(responsible for gravity) have huge effects on the scale of cosmic size matter such as galaxies..etc.

Could it be the dark matter works relatively in large(Comic) scale only?

Thanks
 
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Hi.
We interprete Hubble's law that inflation of space enlarges wavelength of traveling lights emitted from stars. Wavelength of light is QM size matter. So inflation of space or dark matter distribution actually affects QM size matter in a very uniform way.
Regards.
 
Dark matter is not affected by any force except gravity. Since solid matter is actually quite empty (except for neutron stars), dark matter particles can pass through without being noticed, except for a possible direct collision with a nucleus, which is hard to detect.
 
sweet springs said:
Hi.
We interprete Hubble's law that inflation of space enlarges wavelength of traveling lights emitted from stars. Wavelength of light is QM size matter. So inflation of space or dark matter distribution actually affects QM size matter in a very uniform way.
Regards.
Hi sweet springs,

Thank you for your reply. So how does dark matter inflate the space in between the more distant galaxies in a higher rate than the closer galaxies when its affects in QM size is uniform?

Does it happen in a sense that it's inflating faster on the outer range of the universe relatively compare to the center(or the observer) of the universe? Again, please correct me if I'm wrong in any cases.

Thanks!
 
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mathman said:
Dark matter is not affected by any force except gravity. Since solid matter is actually quite empty (except for neutron stars), dark matter particles can pass through without being noticed, except for a possible direct collision with a nucleus, which is hard to detect.

Thank you mathman, do you think if, we waited for long enough time and still unable to observe a direct/indirect sub-atomic particles collision, and at the same time, other groups are working on modifying mathematics equations and laws that would fit on comic scales (similar to what happens on quantum mechanics);

It will coming into a situation that we have different sets of laws and physics for different scale of matter? (When sizes go from one extreme to another extreme, would that be consider as different dimensions, as they suspect 6 dimensions are hidden in the quantum world, and the 11th dimension is hidden between parallel universes...)

Thanks,
 
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AntiQuarks said:
Thank you for your reply. So how does dark matter inflate the space in between the more distant galaxies in a higher rate than the closer galaxies when its affects in QM size is uniform?

I myself is learning it in another thread that would entertain you also.
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=428092
Regards.
 

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