WIMP Medical Abbreviation

Weakly Interacting Massive Particles

Weakly interacting massive particles are among the leading hypothetical particle physics candidates for dark matter. The term Weakly interacting massive particles is given to a dark matter particle that was produced by falling out of thermal equilibrium with the hot dense plasma of the early universe, although it is often used to refer to any dark matter candidate that interacts with standard particles via a force similar in strength to the weak nuclear force.