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SUMMARY:The search for axion dark matter [Confirmed]
DTSTART:20260415T180000Z
DTEND:20260415T193000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Benjamin Safdi (University of California\, Berkeley)
 \n\nAxions are some of the best-motivated beyond the Standard Model partic
 le candidates at present. These ultralight particles may account for the c
 osmological dark matter and explain other outstanding problems in nature\,
  such as the strong-CP problem\; they also are now known to emerge generic
 ally in string theory.  Axions are expected to couple ultra-weakly with 
 ordinary matter\, which complicates their detection. However\, thanks to r
 ecent theoretical\, experimental\, and observational progress these partic
 les may be discovered or ruled out within the near future. I will review s
 ome of the recent ideas that may soon play a role in axion discovery\, inc
 luding computing the evolution of axions in the early universe using super
 computers and novel observational signatures of axions that emerge in extr
 eme astrophysical environments such as supernovae.\n\nhttps://events.perim
 eterinstitute.ca/event/2221/
LOCATION:PI/2-292 - Time Room (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
 )
URL:https://events.perimeterinstitute.ca/event/2221/
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