Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Because in our head, when we think about particles, we tend to think of them as like maybe little billiard balls bouncing off of each other or something like that. And the axion really requires us to think it's not that because it does behave like a wave in key physical scenarios that are of interest to us for the purposes of dark matter.

And this makes it distinct from other dark matter candidates. And this is actually one of the reasons that I got into the axion as a dark matter candidate is I was like, oh, I like this wave stuff. And in particular, I liked that it potentially formed... A state of matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate.

And this makes it distinct from other dark matter candidates. And this is actually one of the reasons that I got into the axion as a dark matter candidate is I was like, oh, I like this wave stuff. And in particular, I liked that it potentially formed... A state of matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate.

And this makes it distinct from other dark matter candidates. And this is actually one of the reasons that I got into the axion as a dark matter candidate is I was like, oh, I like this wave stuff. And in particular, I liked that it potentially formed... A state of matter known as a Bose-Einstein condensate.

Yeah. So Bose-Einstein condensate is a state of matter that can only be formed by bosons. So all types of matter are either bosons or fermions. So what's the difference? So I like to think of fermions as stacking particles. They don't all like to be in the same place, in the same status, the same energetic state at the same time. Whereas bosons are like the pep squad.

Yeah. So Bose-Einstein condensate is a state of matter that can only be formed by bosons. So all types of matter are either bosons or fermions. So what's the difference? So I like to think of fermions as stacking particles. They don't all like to be in the same place, in the same status, the same energetic state at the same time. Whereas bosons are like the pep squad.

Yeah. So Bose-Einstein condensate is a state of matter that can only be formed by bosons. So all types of matter are either bosons or fermions. So what's the difference? So I like to think of fermions as stacking particles. They don't all like to be in the same place, in the same status, the same energetic state at the same time. Whereas bosons are like the pep squad.

They will go and do everything together, a large number of people all doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. It's the flash mob all the time. Yes, flash mob particles. That's like essentially what a Bose-Einstein condensate is. It's like a flash mob of particles that have all committed to doing the same thing at the same time. And they love it. They love it.

They will go and do everything together, a large number of people all doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. It's the flash mob all the time. Yes, flash mob particles. That's like essentially what a Bose-Einstein condensate is. It's like a flash mob of particles that have all committed to doing the same thing at the same time. And they love it. They love it.

They will go and do everything together, a large number of people all doing the exact same thing at the exact same time. It's the flash mob all the time. Yes, flash mob particles. That's like essentially what a Bose-Einstein condensate is. It's like a flash mob of particles that have all committed to doing the same thing at the same time. And they love it. They love it.

One of the things I love about axions is they're like the flash mob dark matter candidate, right? It's an awesome characteristic. And so the thing that I have been most concerned about in my research, particularly over the last decade, is what are the implications of this particular aspect of axion properties that they do this Bose-Einstein condensate flash mob thing.

One of the things I love about axions is they're like the flash mob dark matter candidate, right? It's an awesome characteristic. And so the thing that I have been most concerned about in my research, particularly over the last decade, is what are the implications of this particular aspect of axion properties that they do this Bose-Einstein condensate flash mob thing.

One of the things I love about axions is they're like the flash mob dark matter candidate, right? It's an awesome characteristic. And so the thing that I have been most concerned about in my research, particularly over the last decade, is what are the implications of this particular aspect of axion properties that they do this Bose-Einstein condensate flash mob thing.

And what are the implications for the nature of galaxies and how galaxies evolve if dark matter does in fact behave like this on very large scales?

And what are the implications for the nature of galaxies and how galaxies evolve if dark matter does in fact behave like this on very large scales?

And what are the implications for the nature of galaxies and how galaxies evolve if dark matter does in fact behave like this on very large scales?

No.

No.

No.

So the short answer is this is not a particle that you go looking for by smashing things together. And there's a little bit of potential there, but because of how this particle... So let me think about how we would say this. So the way that we would say this is... in physicist speak, is that the particle doesn't couple very strongly to standard model particles.