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

 

 

 

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/

 

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.

 

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.

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.

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