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:: Then by what force (besides gravity) DO they interact? [[User:207.69.3.246|207.69.3.246]] 20:17, 17 May 2004 (UTC)
 
: The W in WIMP hedges its bets by meaning both things at once. Typically a WIMP should have interactions at about the strength of the weak nuclear force, but those interactions don't have to be dominated by the weak nuclear force. For example, supersymmetric WIMPs might well scatter off of nuclei mainly through the Higgs. As long as the cross-sections are somewhere on the order of the weak nuclear force, you can still call it a WIMP. --[[User:Reuben|Reuben]] 01:14, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
 
== I certainly DO think... ==