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- Description
- 1 online resource (352 p.) : 8 page color insert. 106 b/w illus.
- Series Statement
- Princeton Series in Astrophysics ; 64
- Uniform Title
- Dark Matter (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Dark Matter (Online)
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- System Details (note)
- Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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- Contents
- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Common Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Warm-up Problems: Units -- Part I Evidence for Dark Matter -- Chapter 2. Virial Theorem and Spherical Collapse -- Chapter 3. Rotation Curves -- Chapter 4. Gravitational Lensing and X-Rays -- Chapter 5. Cosmology Toolkit -- Chapter 6. Cosmological Evidence for Dark Matter -- Problems on Evidence for Dark Matter -- Part II Theories of Dark Matter -- Chapter 7. Particle Physics and the Standard Model -- Chapter 8. Massive Neutrinos as Dark Matter? -- Chapter 9. Weakly Interacting Massive Particles -- Chapter 10. Axions: The Prototype of Wavelike DM -- Chapter 11. Primordial Black Holes -- Problems on Theories of Dark Matter -- Part III Testing Dark Matter -- Chapter 12. WIMP Direct Detection -- Chapter 13. WIMP Astrophysics and Indirect Detection -- Chapter 14. Axion Direct Detection -- Chapter 15. Astrophysical Axion Bounds -- Chapter 16. Constraints on PBHs -- Problems on Testing Dark Matter -- Chapter 17. Epilogue: The DM Candidate Zoo -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix A. Reading List -- Bibliography -- Index
- LCCN
- 2024936836
- 10.1515/9780691249711
- OCLC
- ssj0003397220
- Author
Marsh, David J. E.
- Title
Dark Matter [electronic resource] : Evidence, Theory, and Constraints / David Ellis, Viraf M. Mehta, David J. E. Marsh.
- Imprint
Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2024]
- Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
- Series
Princeton Series in Astrophysics ; 64
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Access restricted to authorized users.
- Summary
A complete treatment of all aspects of dark matter physicsThis book provides an incisive, self-contained introduction to one of the most intriguing subjects in modern physics, presenting the evidence we have from astrophysics for the existence of dark matter, the theories for what it could be, and the cutting-edge experimental and observational methods for testing them. It begins with a survey of the astrophysical phenomena, from rotation curves to lensing and cosmological structure formation. It goes on to offer the most comprehensive overview available of all three major theories, discussing weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs), axions, and primordial black holes. The book explains the constraints on each theory, such as direct detection and indirect astrophysical limits, and enables students to build physical intuition using hands-on exercises and supplemental material.The only book to treat extensively WIMPs, axions, and primordial black holesProvides balanced coverage of the evidence, theory, and testing for dark matter from astrophysics, particle physics, and experimental physicsIncludes original problems and short quizzes throughoutAccompanied by Jupyter notebooks that give sample calculations and methods to reproduce key results and graphsAn ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students and an essential reference for researchers
- System Details
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
- Language
In English.
- Source of description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 19. Oct 2024)
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- Added Author
Ellis, David.
Mehta, Viraf M.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1515/9780691249711 doi