The dark matter problem

Robert H. Sanders

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The dark matter problem

by Robert H. Sanders

2010

Cambridge University Press

205

9781282653443

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"Most astronomers and physicists now believe that the matter content of the Universe is dominated by dark matter: hypothetical particles which interact with normal matter primarily through the force of gravity. Though invisible to current direct detection methods, dark matter can explain a variety of astronomical observations. This book describes how this theory has developed over the past 75 years, and why it is now a central feature of extragalactic astronomy and cosmology. Current attempts to directly detect dark matter locally are discussed, together with the implications for particle physics. The author comments on the sociology of these developments, demonstrating how and why scientists work and interact. Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), the leading alternative to this theory, is also presented. This fascinating overview will interest cosmologists, astronomers and particle physicists. Mathematics is kept to a minimum, so the book can be understood by non-specialists"-- "Introduction is to discuss the past and present of the dark matter hypothesis: how it has developed that most astronomers and physicists now believe that the matter content of the Universe is dominated by an unseen, non-luminous substance that interacts with ordinary matter, protons, neutrons and electrons, primarily through the force of gravity"--

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