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Speculative cosmology: dark matter = dark energy & gravity

The dark matter in the universe is about 24%, the visible matter is about 4%. The presence of dark matter contributes to gravity; this is...

The dark matter in the universe is about 24%, the visible matter is about 4%. The presence of dark matter contributes to gravity; this is how we can notice it. We see it because of its gravitational effect, and we could this way determine its ratio compared to the conventional matter. The dark matter, although it exists on a significantly larger scale in the universe than ordinary matter, does not appear in our close environment. If it were present, the laws of gravity would differ from that which we know now. Why does dark matter appear away from traditional matter?

Perhaps the dark matter appears where no traditional matter is present. However, the dark matter is in conjunction with the traditional matter, a set of dark matter distributed around a set of visible matter as we see it.  It's as if the dark matter’s presence requires a specific strength of gravity. Dark matter might appear where the curvature of space is small. Why does dark matter appear there?

We see that space is expanding. We believe that this expansion is due to dark energy, but we have no other clue about the dark energy. Even we see that the expansion of space is accelerating for a while now. However, the regular matter does not expand despite the expansion of space. The dark energy causes the expansion of space, but the matter does not expand with space due to its gravity. This kind of interaction between the gravity and the dark energy needs to create tensions.

Maybe the interactions of the gravity and the dark energy - where the strength of these two forces comparable to each other - create what we see as dark matter?

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