gravitationally interacting massive particle

English

Noun

gravitationally interacting massive particle (plural gravitationally interacting massive particles)

1. (particle physics) A type of dark matter that only interacts with normal matter through the force of gravity.

Synonyms

• GIMP (abbreviation)
• super weakly interacting massive particle (superWIMP) (the type of superWIMP that only interacts gravitationally)

Coordinate terms

• weakly interacting massive particle (WIMP)
• strongly interacting massive particle (SIMP)

Derived terms

• GIMP (abbreviation)