Wave dark matter

PIRSA ID: 20110006
Série : Colloquium
Event Type: Seminar
Domaine(s) scientifique(s) :
Other
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Speaker(s):
  • Lam Hui, Columbia University

A dark matter candidate lighter than about 30 eV exhibits wave behavior in a typical galactic environment. Examples include the QCD axion as well as other axion-like-particles. We review the particle physics motivations, and discuss experimental and observational implications of the wave dynamics, including interference substructures, vortices, soliton condensation and black hole hair.