What is dark matter?
Series: Princeton Frontier in PhysicsPublication details: Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2022.Description: viii, 179p.: ill.; hbk.: 21cmISBN:- 9780691148342
- 523.1126 FIS
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523.1 ROV White holes: inside the horizon | 523.1126 BAS Approach to dark matter modelling | 523.1126 BAU Yet another introduction to dark matter: the particle physics approach | 523.1126 FIS What is dark matter? | 523.1126 FRE Cosmic cocktail : three parts dark matter | 523.12 LOE First Galaxies in the Universe | 523.12 MER Before the big bang: the origin of our universe from the multiverse |
Includes Glossary, Suggested Readings and Index
Astronomical observations have confirmed dark matter’s existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What Is Dark Matter?, particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the most intriguing frontiers of physics. We cannot actually see dark matter, a mysterious, nonluminous form of matter that is believed to account for about 27 percent of the mass-energy balance in the universe. But we know dark matter is present by observing its ghostly gravitational effects on the behavior and evolution of galaxies. Fisher brings readers quickly up to speed regarding the current state of the dark matter problem, offering relevant historical context as well as a close look at the cutting-edge research focused on revealing dark matter’s true nature.
Could dark matter be a new type of particle—an axion or a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP)—or something else? What have physicists ruled out so far—and why? What experimental searches are now underway and planned for the near future, in hopes of detecting dark matter on Earth or in space? Fisher explores these questions and more, illuminating what is known and unknown, and what a triumph it will be when scientists discover dark matter’s identity at last.
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