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Description
The Schrodinger Equation (SE) is not just for quantum mechanics; it can describe galactic Dark Matter (DM) too. Fuzzy Dark Matter (FDM) is such a hypothetical model. It comes in the form of a particle so light that its de Broglie wavelength is light years long. The distribution of FDM thus behaves like a density wave, following the SE on the galactic and cosmological scales. Recent simulations suggest that FDM would cause galaxies to evaporate over time, spitting stars out of orbit. However, these simulations are not fully self-consistent, and we believe that these findings should be verified. That is, a system comprised of FDM and particles should reside and evolve in the gravitational potential produced by both the FDM and particles. This talk presents: the background information on FDM, the argument for its elimination as a DM candidate, and preliminary results of our very own fully self-consistent-simulations of gravitational interactions between FDM and particles, in a 1D model of a galaxy.
