PIRSA:25020045 Scientific Series Cosmology

DOI10.48660/25020045

Series: Cosmology and Gravitation

Moss, I. (2025). Quantum droplets of dark matter. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/25020045

Moss, Ian. Quantum droplets of dark matter. Perimeter Institute, Feb. 25, 2025, https://pirsa.org/25020045 

@misc{ pirsa_PIRSA:25020045,
  doi = {10.48660/25020045},
  url = {https://pirsa.org/25020045},
  author = {Moss, Ian},
  keywords = {Cosmology},
  language = {en},
  title = {Quantum droplets of dark matter},
  publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
  year = {2025},
  month = {feb},
  note = {PIRSA:25020045 see, \url{https://pirsa.org}}
}

Abstract

Vacuum polarisation can destabilise dark matter models made from
ultralight, weakly coupled scalar fields. The dark matter condenses
into quantum droplets, like those seen in Bose Einstein condensates,
and could contribute to explaining some cosmological conundrums.

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