Quantum droplets of dark matterConfirmed

by Ian Moss (Newcastle University)

Tuesday Feb 25, 2025, 11:00 a.m. → 12:30 p.m. America/Toronto

PI/4-405 - Bob Room (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics)

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.