Physical review. D/Physical review. D.· 2017Q1

Ultralight scalars as cosmological dark matter

Lam Hui, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Scott Tremaine, Edward Witten

1,707citations
Q1SCImago
2017year

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Ultralight scalar bosons, termed 'fuzzy dark matter' (FDM), offer an alternative to standard cold dark matter (CDM) by potentially resolving small-scale structure formation issues. FDM halos exhibit a central 'soliton' core surrounded by a CDM-like envelope, with distinct observational signatures.

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Field: Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsPhysics and Astronomy