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We present the first set of high-resolution, hydrodynamical cosmological simulations of galaxy formation in a Fuzzy Dark Matter (FDM) framework. These simulations were performed with a new version of the GASOLINE2 code, known as…

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We consider spherically symmetric inhomogeneous dust models with a positive cosmological constant, $\Lambda$, given by the Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi metric. These configurations provide a simple but useful generalization of the Lambda-CDM model…

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We propose that dark matter (DM) possesses a quadratic equation of state, which becomes significant at high densities, altering the Universe's evolution during its early stages. We derive the modified background evolution equations for the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-02 Kazem Rezazadeh , Ebrahim Yusofi , Alireza Talebian

We derive non-relativistic equations of motion for the formation of cosmological structure in a Scalar Field Dark Matter (SFDM) model corresponding to a complex scalar field endowed with a quadratic scalar potential. Starting with the full…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-07-29 L. Arturo Urena-Lopez

In the present contribution the construction of particle physics models in theories with fuzzy extra dimensions is discussed. We focus on a bottom-up approach where the structure of a higher-dimensional theory arises within ordinary…

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Fuzzy Dark Matter (FDM), particularly in the $10^{-22}$ eV mass regime is frequently used to characterize wave-like interference effects. It exhibits macroscopic wave properties, which drive distinct baryonic dynamics within collapsed…

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Cosmological simulations of fuzzy dark matter (FDM) are computationally expensive, and the resulting halos lack flexibility in parameter adjustments, such as virial mass, density profile, and global velocity. Previous studies have…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-07 Yu-Ming Yang , Xiao-Jun Bi , Peng-Fei Yin

Fuzzy dark matter (FDM) is composed of ultra-light bosons having a de Broglie wavelength that is comparable to the size of the stellar component of galaxies at typical galactic velocities. FDM behaves like cold dark matter on large scales.…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2021-07-07 Ben Bar-Or , Jean-Baptiste Fouvry , Scott Tremaine

Fuzzy dark matter (FDM) is an attractive dark matter candidate motivated by small scale problems in astrophysics and with a rich phenomenology on those scales. We scrutinize the FDM model, more specifically the mass of the FDM particle,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-05 Kohei Hayashi , Elisa G. M. Ferreira , Hei Yin Jowett Chan

The Cold Dark Matter (CDM) model, wherein the dark matter is treated as a pressureless perfect fluid, provides a good fit to galactic and cosmological data. With the advent of precision cosmology, it should be asked whether this simplest…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-12 Michael Kopp , Constantinos Skordis , Dan B. Thomas

We revisited the decaying dark matter (DDM) model, in which one collisionless particle decays early into two collisionless particles, that are potentially dark matter particles today. The effect of DDM will be manifested in the cosmic…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-07-20 Ran Huo

We study the nonlinear growth of cosmic structure in different dark energy models, using large volume N-body simulations. We consider a range of quintessence models which feature both rapidly and slowly varying dark energy equations of…

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We illustrate the effect of boundary conditions on the evolution of structure in Fuzzy Dark Matter. Scenarios explored include the evolution of single, ground-state equilibrium solutions of the Schr\"odinger-Poisson system, the relaxation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-06-26 Iván Alvarez-Ríos , Francisco S. Guzmán , Paul R. Shapiro

In the fuzzy dark matter (FDM) model, dark matter is composed of ultra-light particles with a de Broglie wavelength of $\sim$kpc, above which it behaves like cold dark matter (CDM). Due to this, FDM suppresses the growth of structure on…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-01 Debanjan Sarkar , Jordan Flitter , Ely D. Kovetz

Fuzzy Dark Matter (FDM) comprised of ultralight ($m \sim 10^{-22}~\rm{eV}$) boson particles has received significant attention as a viable alternative to Cold Dark Matter (CDM), as it approximates CDM on large scales ($\gtrsim 1$ Mpc) while…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-02-28 Connor A. Painter , Michael Boylan-Kolchin , Philip Mocz , Mark Vogelsberger

We perform a study both statistical and theoretical for cosmological models of matter creation and their ability to describe effective phantom models of dark energy. Such models are beyond the $\Lambda$CDM model since the resulting cosmic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-04-23 Víctor H. Cárdenas , Miguel Cruz , Samuel Lepe , Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

Assuming that higher dimensions existed in the early stages of the universe where the evolution was inflationary, we construct an open, singularity-free, spatially homogeneous and isotropic cosmological model to study the effects of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Koray Karaca , Selcuk Bayin

A reformulation of the Thirring model as a gauge theory on both continuum spacetime and discretized lattice is reviewed. In (1+1) dimensions, our result reproduces consistently the bosonization of the massless Thirring model. In (2+1)…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Yoonbai Kim

We study $f(T)$ cosmological models inserting a non-vanishing spatial curvature and discuss its consequences on cosmological dynamics. To figure this out, a polynomial $f(T)$ model and a double torsion model are considered. We first analyze…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-05-02 Salvatore Capozziello , Orlando Luongo , Richard Pincak , Arvin Ravanpak

Fuzzy Dark Matter (FDM), consisting of ultralight bosons ($m_{\rm b} \sim 10^{-22}\ \rm eV$), is an intriguing alternative to Cold Dark Matter. Numerical simulations that solve the Schr\"odinger-Poisson (SP) equation show that FDM halos…