We will discuss the possibility that dark matter is composed of sufficiently light particles (such as axions) that it effectively behaves as a collection of waves. We will review the particle physics motivations and the rich wave phenomenology, and discuss the implications for astronomical observations and experimental detection.
BIO
Hui Lam got his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2010 - Now Professor of Physics Columbia University
2005 - 2010 Associate Professor of Physics Columbia University
2002 - 2004 Scientist I Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
2002 - 2004 Visiting Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of Chicago
2000 - 2002 Assistant Professor of Physics Columbia University
1999 - 2000 Member Institute for Advanced Study
1996 - 1999 Research Associate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
1991 - 1996 Graduate Student Researcher Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990 - 1991 Secondary School Teacher Notre Dame College, Hong Kong
Host: Xinyu Li
