gladfelter t1_j82x2uy wrote on February 11, 2023 at 5:54 AM

Reply to comment by willun in Why is the Oort cloud spherical? by Outliver

The electrical field of an atom is many orders of magnitude larger than the radius of a theoretical WIMP. So interactions and friction would be orders of magnitude less for dark matter.

willun t1_j82xgoa wrote on February 11, 2023 at 5:58 AM

Not drag from friction, but gravity is what i meant. The same effect that causes the moon to face earth.

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