1–5 Sept 2024
Novotel Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Australia/Brisbane timezone

The Statistical Mechanics of Scalar Dark Matter

3 Sept 2024, 09:00
40m
Surfers & Currumbin room

Surfers & Currumbin room

Invited talk FINESS

Speaker

Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire)

Description

Scalar dark matter is all the rage these days in particle cosmology. In this talk, I will describe efforts to understand scalar dark matter systems that may display Bose-Einstein condensate-like behavior. Is it an analogy? How far does it go? I show that this BEC-like state has implications for astrophysical observations, and I will discuss challenges associated with trying to understand out of equilibrium dynamics in these systems.

Short bio (50 words) or link to website

http://chanda.science

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Author

Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein (University of New Hampshire)

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