  A new research hypothesis has been developed by the author based upon finding
astronomically based `cosmic constituents` of the Universe that may be created
or influenced by or have a special relationship with possible dark matter
candidates. He then developed a list of 14 relevant and plausible `cosmic
constituents` of the Universe, which then was used to establish a list of
constraints regarding the nature and characteristics of the long-sought dark
matter particles. A dark matter candidate was then found that best conformed to
the 14 constraints established by the `cosmic constituents.` The author then
used this same dark matter candidate to provide evidence that the Big Bang was
relativistic, had a low entropy, and therefore probably satisfied the Second
Law of Thermodynamics.
