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Ultralight Dark Matter from the Edge of Field Space

Mathias Becker1,2,*, Francesco D’Eramo1,2,†, and Ville Vaskonen1,2,3,‡

  • *Contact author: mathias.becker@unipd.it
  • †Contact author: francesco.deramo@pd.infn.it
  • ‡Contact author: ville.vaskonen@pd.infn.it
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Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 201003 – Published 19 May, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/4fwg-qvl9

Abstract

We introduce a novel class of bosonic dark matter candidates that we dub wallions, featuring boundaries in field space. The wallion mass is exponentially suppressed when the separation between boundaries far exceeds their intrinsic width and remains radiatively stable under self-interactions. We study the early universe evolution of wallions and the associated cosmological signatures. Finally, we show that instanton effects can dynamically generate field-space boundaries and discuss possible experimental probes once the wallion couples to standard model fields.

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 136, 201003– Published 19 May, 2026
  • Received 1 December 2025
  • Revised 18 March 2026
  • Accepted 14 April 2026
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