Disc-Based Estimation of the Local Dark Matter Density and Velocity Distribution in IllustrisTNG50

arXiv:2609.02185 · astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.CO, hep-ex, hep-ph · Submitted 2026-09-02 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.GA, astro-ph.CO, hep-ex, hep-ph

Submitted: 2026-09-02

Updated: 2026-09-02

Terminology

• Milky Way — 3× in this paper
• Anisotropy — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Clustering — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Gravitational Lensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Primordial Black Holes (PBHs) — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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