Overview
Syllabus
Intro
Galactic Rotation
Add Some (Dark) Matter
Large-Scale Structure
Cosmic Microwave Background
What is known About Dark Matter?
Outline
Galactic Evolution
The Smallest Galaxies
Wave-Particle Duality
Dark Matter Mass Range
The First Galaxies
Heating of Ultra-faint Dwarf Galaxies
Special Case Study
Neutron Electric Dipole Moment (EDM)
Analogy: Chemical Bonds
When is the PQ Symmetry Broken?
The Local Dark Matter Distribution
Axion Interactions with Neutrons
Axion Interactions with Photons
Haloscopes: Axions from the Halo
Helioscopes: Axions from the Sun
Upcoming Experimental Prospects
Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Taught by
Simons Foundation