An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter: 0 (Advanced Textbooks in Physics) - Hardcover

Stefano Profumo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1786340003 ISBN 13: 9781786340009

Publisher: World Scientific Europe, 2017

Synopsis

What is the dark matter that fills the Universe and binds together galaxies? How was it produced? What are its interactions and particle properties?

The paradigm of dark matter is one of the key developments at the interface of cosmology and elementary particle physics. It is also one of the foundations of the standard cosmological model. This book presents the state of the art in building and testing particle models for dark matter. Each chapter gives an analysis of questions, research directions, and methods within the field. More than 200 problems are included to challenge and stimulate the reader's knowledge and provide guidance in the practical implementation of the numerous "tools of the trade" presented. Appendices summarize the basics of cosmology and particle physics needed for any quantitative understanding of particle models for dark matter.

This interdisciplinary textbook is essential reading for anyone interested in the microscopic nature of dark matter as it manifests itself in particle physics experiments, cosmological observations, and high-energy astrophysical phenomena: from graduate students and advanced undergraduates to cosmologists and astrophysicists interested in particle models for dark matter and particle physicists interested in early-universe cosmology and high-energy astrophysics.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Europe
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1786340003
• ISBN 13: 9781786340009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288