2009/08/27 by Luis Gonzalez‐Mestres, Gonzalez-Mestres, Luis
Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0908.4070
openalex publication_date 2009/08/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Preons are hypothetic constituents of the standard particles. They were initially assumed to have basically similar properties to those of conventional matter. But this is not necessarily the case: the ultimate constituents of matter may feel a different space-time from that of special relativity and exhibit mechanical properties different from those predicted by standard quantum mechanics. They can also play an important cosmological role (inflation, dark matter, dark energy...). It is even not obvious that energy and momentum would have to be conserved in such a scenario. In this series of papers, we review the subject using the superbradyon model as an example, and suggest new ways to explore possible tests of the preon hypothesis.