Axions as a model of Dark Matter
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https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v11i3.3042Keywords:
Dark Matter, Axions, Strong CP Problem, Gravitational Lensing, Scalar Field Dark Matter, Spontaneous Symmetry BreakingAbstract
The true nature of dark matter is an extremely important and fundamental problem in the study of astrophysics, particle physics, cosmology and many other areas within the study of physics. This paper presents experimental evidence for the existence of dark matter through discussing the experimental results of mass profiling a galaxy and gravitational lensing. The fundamental properties of dark matter are then discussed, and evidence for these properties is presented. This allows further discussion of one of the most promising models of dark matter - the axion. The purpose of this paper is to present the evidence for the axion model, describe the nature of the theoretical axion particle, and to highlight the effects this model would have on other theories in physics such as solving the Strong CP Problem in the theory of quantum chromodynamics.
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