A correlation between the amount of dark matter in elliptical galaxies and their shape

TL;DR

This paper investigates the relationship between dark matter content and shape in elliptical galaxies, proposing a mechanism linking dark matter particles to gravitons, inspired by QCD principles.

Contribution

It introduces a novel mechanism explaining the correlation between dark matter and galaxy shape, suggesting dark matter particles are gravitons, drawing parallels with QCD.

Findings

Correlation between dark matter and galaxy ellipticity established

Proposed mechanism links dark matter particles to gravitons

Insights into galaxy structure and dark matter nature gained

Abstract

We discuss the correlation between the dark matter content of elliptical galaxies and their ellipticities. We then explore a mechanism for which the correlation would emerge naturally. Such mechanism leads to identifying the dark matter particles to gravitons. A similar mechanism is known in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) and is essential to our understanding of the mass and structure of baryonic matter.