Particle Dark Matter: Observations, Models and Searches - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521763681 ISBN 13: 9780521763684

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Dark matter is among the most important open problems in modern physics. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book describes the theoretical and experimental aspects of the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Featuring contributions from 48 leading theorists and experimentalists, it presents many aspects, from astrophysical observations to particle physics candidates, and from the prospects for detection at colliders to direct and indirect searches. The book introduces observational evidence for dark matter along with a detailed discussion of the state-of-the-art of numerical simulations and alternative explanations in terms of modified gravity. It then moves on to the candidates arising from theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics, and to the prospects for detection at accelerators. It concludes by looking at direct and indirect dark matter searches, and the prospects for detecting the particle nature of dark matter with astrophysical experiments. · Describes the theoretical and experimental aspects of the dark matter problem · Presents observations, theory and experiments to give a complete and consistent understanding of dark matter · Features contributions from leading experts in the field

About this title

Book Description:

Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this book describes the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology. Featuring contributions from leading theorists and experimentalists, it presents many aspects, from astrophysical observations to particle physics candidates, and from the prospects for detection at colliders to direct and indirect searches.

About the Author:

Gianfranco Bertone is coordinator of the Theoretical Physics group at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris. His technical work mainly focuses on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of the dark matter problem, and he participates in important experimental collaborations on the elaboration of optimal strategies for the detection of dark matter particles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0521763681
• ISBN 13: 9780521763684
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 762
• Editor: Bertone Gianfranco