[Interview] Can Axions Be Dark Matter?

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We still don't know what is Dark Matter. We can see its effects but we don't know what it's made of. However, with their latest publication, Dr Amruth Alfred suggests that dark matter should be made of axions (which are one of the candidates among other particles).

Paper by Dr Amruth Alfred and his team:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01943-9

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  • 00:00 Intro

  • 02:19 WIMPs vs Axions

  • 06:35 Observations

  • 15:54 Implications for Cosmology

  • 18:54 Where axioms come from

  • 23:57 Difficulties with observations

  • 27:54 How can the results be confirmed or debunked

  • 31:13 Open-mindness in science

  • 36:50 Gravitational lenses

  • 54:35 Outro

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We still don't know what is Dark Matter. We can see its effects but we don't know what it's made of. However, with their latest publication, Dr Amruth Alfred suggests that dark matter should be made of axions (which are one of the candidates among other particles).

Paper by Dr Amruth Alfred and his team:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01943-9

🦄 Support us on Patreon:

https://patreon.com/universetoday

📚 Suggest books in the book club:

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1198440-universe-today-book-club

  • 00:00 Intro

  • 02:19 WIMPs vs Axions

  • 06:35 Observations

  • 15:54 Implications for Cosmology

  • 18:54 Where axioms come from

  • 23:57 Difficulties with observations

  • 27:54 How can the results be confirmed or debunked

  • 31:13 Open-mindness in science

  • 36:50 Gravitational lenses

  • 54:35 Outro

📺 VIDEO VERSION

https://youtu.be/M7IO6FkHRhE

📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER

Read by 60,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads.

Subscribe. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter

🎧 PODCASTS

Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/

Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday

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frasercain@gmail.com

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2023-06-17 57 min
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