The Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axions

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The Evidence is Building that Dark Matter is Made of Axions
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Quantum mechanics explains these ultra-light particles as “fuzzy” because they exhibit wave-like behavior

How's that different from any other particle? Aren't they all waves in quantum fields?

I don't know if this helps but starting at roughly 39:00 of this Fermilabs lecture the lecturer mentions that lighter the dark matter particle is more wave like it behaves and so you have to imagine like a "fluid" of waves that can be macroscopic.

edit: PBS Space Time now has video

Ok, I just gotta say that watching this type of talk here, puts my mind at rest that the Fediverse is going to be alright. That we are in the right place.

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