Dark matter in the universe /

Corporate Author: Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics Jerusalem)
Other Authors: Piran, Tsvi,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2004.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Distribution of dark matter in the spiral galaxy NGC 3198
  • Some possible regularities in missing mass
  • Evolution of globular clusters and the globular cluster system-I
  • Positive energy perturbations in cosmology-II
  • Dark matter in galaxies and galaxy systems
  • Gravitational lenses
  • An introduction to inflation
  • Wimps in the Sun and in the lab
  • An introduction to cosmic strings
  • A departure from Newtonian dynamics at low accelerations as an explanation of the mass-discrepancy in galactic systems
  • Dark matter in cosmology.