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| author | Sikivie, Pierre Zhao, Yuxin |
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| contents | In a recent paper we pointed out that supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from $10^5$ to $10^{10} M_\odot$ form naturally at cosmic dawn if the dark matter is QCD axions or axion-like particles with mass $m > 10^{-16}\, \mathrm{eV}/c^2$. No additional assumptions are required. Here we answer in detail the most commonly raised questions regarding our work. |
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| spellingShingle | Axions explain the formation of supermassive black holes at cosmic dawn Sikivie, Pierre Zhao, Yuxin High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Phenomenology In a recent paper we pointed out that supermassive black holes, with masses ranging from $10^5$ to $10^{10} M_\odot$ form naturally at cosmic dawn if the dark matter is QCD axions or axion-like particles with mass $m > 10^{-16}\, \mathrm{eV}/c^2$. No additional assumptions are required. Here we answer in detail the most commonly raised questions regarding our work. |
| title | Axions explain the formation of supermassive black holes at cosmic dawn |
| topic | High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.02321 |