Vortex throwing off axions in early universe (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Vortex throwing off axions in early universe

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In a simulation of the early universe, shortly after the Big Bang, tornado-like strings (dark blue loop) throw off axion particles. These axions should still be around today, and could be the dark matter that astrophysicists have been searching for.

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Malte Buschmann, Princeton University

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