Physicists Announce Potential Dark Matter Breakthrough

[paulsutton]

Physicists Announce Potential Dark Matter Breakthrough

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/physicists-announce-potential-dark-matter-breakthrough/

Just spotted a link to this., so my question is

Does this mean that Axions will appear on the Standard Model of particle physics. ?

Paul

 

 

 

[Strange]

15 minutes ago, paulsutton said:

Does this mean that Axions will appear on the Standard Model of particle physics. ?

If it were to be confirmed, yes. But we are still a long way from that.

I posted a couple of links to this as well: https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/122381-interesting-signal-at-dark-matter-detector/

 

[paulsutton]

5 minutes ago, Strange said:

If it were to be confirmed, yes. But we are still a long way from that.

I posted a couple of links to this as well: https://www.scienceforums.net/topic/122381-interesting-signal-at-dark-matter-detector/

 

Ah cool , I will check that out, 

In terms of the Standard Model table is there a updated version anywhere, ?  Found on, seems to be on Wikipedia but more hidden. found via duck duck go search, does this look pretty upto date,

According to the Open Learn course I am doing now, In the night sky: Orion, there are about 36 sub atomic particles.

 

[MigL]

Axions were first predicted over 40 years ago, as a solution to the 'strong CP problem'.

Even if the detection of axions pans out, we are not sure Dark Matter can be attributed to them.
( 'hot', newly generated, as opposed to 'cold', pre-existing particles )

I also thought, or vaguely remember seeing mathematical evidence for magnetic monopoles, if axions are included in Maxwell's equations.

[swansont]

If confirmed, the question becomes where they fit with the standard model. How do they interact, are there more than one type, things like that.

It may require a new model, that incorporates the current one. Some theory already exists. The next step will be to refine it and weed out the stuff that doesn’t work.

[paulsutton]

So lots of things to look forward to in this field,  it is complex stuff, but still really interesting, 

Hopefully I can learn a lot more about all this,  the updated standard model image I found will help with this,  its kind of like the periodic table, so changes and adapts over time,  as we make new discoveries.

 

Paul