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The Sun and Earth can harbor a dark matter core.
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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that the Sun and Earth can harbor a dark matter core?
Yes. Astrophysical and theoretical studies indicate that celestial bodies such as the Sun and Earth can capture ambient dark matter, leading to its accumulation and the formation of a dark matter core.
Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked
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The retrieved literature (specifically papers 0 and 1) explicitly investigates the capture and accumulation of dark matter by celestial bodies like the Sun and Earth, resulting in the formation of central dark matter cores or solar halos. There are no refuting papers.
Evidence for · 2
This study explicitly calculates the rate of dark matter accumulation in the Sun and Earth, showing how they can capture and harbor a core of dark matter at their centers.
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Acevedo, J. F., Bramante, J., Goodman, A., Kopp, J., & Opferkuch, T. (2020). Dark matter, destroyer of worlds: neutrino, thermal, and existential signatures from black holes in the Sun and Earth. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2021/04/026
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This paper demonstrates how external gravitational potentials like the Sun can induce the capture of dark matter and form dense solar halos or bound states resembling dark matter cores.
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Budker, D., Eby, J., Gorghetto, M., Jiang, M., & Perez, G. (2023). A generic formation mechanism of ultralight dark matter solar halos. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2023/12/021
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