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QCD-driven dark matter: AQNs formation and observational tests

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Ludovic Van Waerbeke

Abstract

The nature of dark energy remains a central problem in cosmology. A compelling possibility is that dark matter is macroscopic, consisting of composite objects formed in the early Universe. We introduce the QCD-AQN framework, a well-motivated scenario in which dark matter is composed of dense aggregates of quarks and antiquarks matter stabilised by axion domain walls. The framework proposes a unified explanation for both dark matter and the observed matter-antimatter asymmetry. Particular emphasis is placed on existing observational constraints and on observational tests. Finally, we explore a possible QCD-based scenario for dark energy.

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arXiv ID: 2603.15585
Provider: ARXIV
Primary Category: hep-ph
Published: 2026-03-16
Fetched: 2026-03-17 06:02

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