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the w ( itmightbethew@beehaw.org )  to ScienceEnglish · 3 years ago

The Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axions

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The Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axions

www.universetoday.com

the w ( itmightbethew@beehaw.org )  to ScienceEnglish · 3 years ago
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Scientists have mapped the distribution of galaxies and suspect that particles called "axions" make up dark matter.
  • interolivary ( interolivary@beehaw.org ) 
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    Quantum mechanics explains these ultra-light particles as “fuzzy” because they exhibit wave-like behavior

    How’s that different from any other particle? Aren’t they all waves in quantum fields?

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      I don’t know if this helps but starting at roughly 39:00 of this Fermilabs lecture the lecturer mentions that lighter the dark matter particle is more wave like it behaves and so you have to imagine like a “fluid” of waves that can be macroscopic.

      edit: PBS Space Time now has video

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        Ok, I just gotta say that watching this type of talk here, puts my mind at rest that the Fediverse is going to be alright. That we are in the right place.

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          We got the smart people from Reddit

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            We are the smart people from Reddit. Even if we don’t know everything, we know which way the wind is blowing.

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              Speak for yourselves, I’m an idiot

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                You still successfully figured out Lemmy which some of friends are either incapable of or unmotivated enough to do

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                Checking in.

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        Thanks for linking that, i really enjoyed watching all of it!

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      It isn’t different and you are rightfully confused about the way they phrased that.

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