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The study aims to explore the infrared vacuum-response framework of dark matter using weak-lensing techniques.

March 19, 2026Open Access

Dark-Matter Phenomenology in the Cosmic Web from a Scale-Invariant Infrared Vacuum Response II. Observational Test with Weak-Lensing Bridges

Key Points

The study aims to explore the infrared vacuum-response framework of dark matter using weak-lensing techniques.
Utilized published weak-lensing bridge detections and non-detections
Derive constraints on coherence parameters of the dark matter model
Develop a likelihood-based strategy for future tests
Established preliminary constraints on coherence parameters
Outlined a strategy for testing with larger weak-lensing samples

Abstract

This companion article provides a first observational exploration of the infrared vacuum-response framework through weak-lensing bridges between galaxy clusters. It uses published bridge detections and non-detections to derive preliminary constraints on the coherence parameters of the model and to define a likelihood-based strategy for future empirical tests with larger weak-lensing samples.

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