Degenerate Sub-keV fermion dark matter from a solution to the Hubble tension

Abstract

We present a dark sector model addressing both the Hubble tension and the core-cusp problem. The model is based on a hidden Abelian gauge symmetry group with some chiral fermions required by the anomaly cancellation conditions, producing a candidate for the decaying fermion dark matter as a solution to the Hubble tension. Moreover, the sub-keV mass regime and the thermal history of the dark sector help the dark matter candidate resolve the core-cusp problem occurring in the standard $\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Lambda}}$ cold dark matter cosmology.

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