Dark matter and stellar evolution
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چکیده
The exist.rnce of weakly interacting massive pa1·ticles (WHvlPs) has been suggested to explain both t.he dark matter conundrum and the sohu neutrino deficiency. Provided t.hat thf'y do not annihilat.f', these part.ides can be extremely efficient. in transporting energy inside stellar cori�s. They can supplement radiation and, under the specific circ:umstances which Wf' analyze, f'H'.'11 supprf'8S corf' convedion. \Ve review here the main modifications experience-d by st.ellar evolution when \Yll\-lPs are present.. \Ve conclude that. cold dark matter lea<ls t.o an anomalous mass-to-luminosity rda.t.ion for light ( 1\/ < 0.5 AI() ) main-sequence stars and also implies thermal pulses in horizontal branch st.ars. 273 1 On leave of abRence from LAPP, BPl 10, 74941 Annecy-le-Vieux Cedex, Fra11ce and Universite de Chamb€-ty, 7;3000
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