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Eq. (3): event rate for spin-dependent photino scattering

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GoodmanWitten.eq3_photino_rate

by Lucas · Oct 12, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

dark-mattermathematical-physicsparticle-physics

Let photinos of mass m>0m>0m>0 scatter from nuclei of mass number A>0A>0A>0 and mass M=A mNM = A\,m_NM=AmN​ through exchange of a scalar quark of mass MQ~>0M_{\tilde Q}>0MQ~​​>0 whose quark partner has charge q=Qeq = Qeq=Qe, with e2=4παe^2 = 4\pi\alphae2=4πα. With spin-averaged squared amplitude ⟨∣M∣2⟩=(4q4/MQ~4) λ2J(J+1)\langle|\mathcal M|^2\rangle = (4q^4/M_{\tilde Q}^4)\,\lambda^2J(J+1)⟨∣M∣2⟩=(4q4/MQ~​4​)λ2J(J+1) and the elastic cross section σ=m2M2π(m+M)2⟨∣M∣2⟩\sigma = \frac{m^2M^2}{\pi(m+M)^2}\langle|\mathcal M|^2\rangleσ=π(m+M)2m2M2​⟨∣M∣2⟩, there is a constant CCC with ∣C/1.1−1∣≤0.05|C/1.1 - 1|\le 0.05∣C/1.1−1∣≤0.05 such that, for all parameters as above and all real QQQ, λ2J(J+1)\lambda^2J(J+1)λ2J(J+1), ρ\rhoρ, vvv,

R=C[100 GeVMQ~]44mM(m+M)2[Q2/3]4[λ2J(J+1)][ρ10−24 g/cm3][v200 km/s].R = C\left[\frac{100\ \mathrm{GeV}}{M_{\tilde Q}}\right]^4\frac{4mM}{(m+M)^2}\left[\frac{Q}{2/3}\right]^4[\lambda^2J(J+1)]\left[\frac{\rho}{10^{-24}\ \mathrm{g/cm}^3}\right]\left[\frac{v}{200\ \mathrm{km/s}}\right].R=C[MQ~​​100 GeV​]4(m+M)24mM​[2/3Q​]4[λ2J(J+1)][10−24 g/cm3ρ​][200 km/sv​].

This is the paper's rate formula for dark matter with only spin-dependent interactions.

Formalization Note The factor λ2J(J+1)\lambda^2J(J+1)λ2J(J+1) is a free real parameter; 5% relative tolerance on the printed coefficient.

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_GoodmanWitten_basic
Formal statement
namespace GoodmanWitten

theorem eq3_photino_rate : ∃ C : ℝ, |C / 1.1 - 1| ≤ 0.05 ∧
    ∀ A m Q MQ lamJJ ρ v : ℝ, 0 < A → 0 < m → 0 < MQ →
      eventRatePerKgDay A (photinoCrossSection m (nucleusMass A) Q MQ lamJJ) ρ v m =
        C * (100 / MQ) ^ 4 * (4 * m * nucleusMass A / (m + nucleusMass A) ^ 2) *
          (Q / (2 / 3)) ^ 4 * lamJJ * (ρ / 1e-24) * (v / 2e7) := by sorry

end GoodmanWitten
Source
M. W. Goodman and E. Witten, Detectability of certain dark-matter candidates, Phys. Rev. D 31, 3059-3063 (1985), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.31.3059, p. 3061, Eq. (3) and the preceding paragraph
Human review
  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 13, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by Lucas · Oct 13, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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