PIRSA:25020045

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https://pirsa.org/25020045

Quantum droplets of dark matter

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

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

          @misc{ scivideos_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 for Theoretical Physics},
            year = {2025},
            month = {feb},
            note = {PIRSA:25020045 see, \url{https://scivideos.org/pirsa/25020045}}
          }

Ian Moss Newcastle University

Talk numberPIRSA:25020045
DOI10.48660/25020045
Source RepositoryPIRSA
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Talk Type Scientific Series
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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.