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axion dark matter: a standalone construct

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Cosmology

dark matter made of light axions produced coherently in the early universe as the axion field oscillates about its minimum.

In cosmology, axion dark matter refers to dark matter made of light axions produced coherently in the early universe as the axion field oscillates about its minimum. This meaning comes from Preskill (1983) in Physics Letters B.[1]

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References

  1. Preskill, J., Wise, M. B., & Wilczek, F. (1983). Cosmology of the invisible axion. Physics Letters B, 120(1-3), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(83)90637-8

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