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  "abstract": "We propose a dark matter model in which the symmetry-breaking pattern SU(3)_dark -> SO(3)_dark x Z_2 produces absolutely stable point-like topological defects classified by pi_2(SU(3)/[SO(3) x Z_2]) = Z. The lightest neutral member chi^0 of the resulting dark octet, with mass M(chi^0) = 165.67 GeV, couples to Standard Model fields only through a kinetic-mixing portal (g_f = 10^-3) and gravity. A dark Higgs triplet Delta_dark with vacuum expectation value v_Delta = 17 GeV and Yukawa coupling y_chi = 0.10 generates a tree-level splitting Delta M(chi^+ - chi^0) = 1.70 GeV, opening the decay chi^+ -> chi^0 + phi^+ and ensuring that chi^0 is the unique stable relic. An extended Gell-Mann-Okubo mass operator incorporating the quantum number darkicity T_dark predicts three scale-independent mass ratios, r_21 = M(chi^++)/M(chi^0) = 1.089 +/- 0.005, r_31 = M(Sigma^0_dark)/M(chi^0) = 1.163 +/- 0.006, and r_41 = M(Lambda_dark)/M(chi^0) = 1.260 +/- 0.008, falsifiable at FCC-ee. Eight coupled Boltzmann equations with co-annihilation yield Omega_DM h^2 = 0.120 at M_0 = 208.67 GeV. Self-interaction cross-sections satisfy all astrophysical bounds from dwarf galaxies to the Bullet Cluster. The model predicts a stochastic gravitational-wave background at f_* = 1.65 mHz (LISA, SNR = 8.5) and dark acoustic oscillations at r_DAO = 2.3 +/- 0.4 Mpc (SKA).",
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      "name": "Ahmed Ali"
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.16383",
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  "published": "2026-10-04",
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  "title": "Topological Integer-Winding Dark Matter with a Dark Higgs Triplet: Stability from $π_2(\\mathrm{SU}(3)/\\mathrm{SO}(3)) = \\mathbb{Z}$",
  "title_text": "Topological Integer-Winding Dark Matter with a Dark Higgs Triplet: Stability from π_2(SU(3)/SO(3)) = ℤ",
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  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/bdzvvwtseskh5",
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