Overview

The knowledge of the amount and nature of matter present in the Universe is undoubtedly one of the most relevant topics in astrophysics and cosmology. It started with the pioneering work of Zwicky in 1933, who found the need for a large amount of dark matter in the Coma cluster. An important step has been the recent finding through the observation of distant type Ia supernovae of the presence of a significant vacuum energy density causing an accelerating expansion of the Universe. Nevertheless, the nature of most of the matter in the Universe is still unknown. Its solution requires the interplay of several fields of astrophysics and cosmology as well as particle physics, all of which are covered in this volume: Cosmic Microwave Background radiation, large scale structures, galaxy clusters, intergalactic absorption, dark matter components of galaxies, globular clusters, supernovae of type Ia distance measurements, gravitational lensing, X-ray observations, Lyman-alpha observations, dark energy, direct detection of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPS), detection of neutrino oscillations, particle candidates for dark matter, and Big Bang nucleosynthesis of baryonic matter.

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Author:   Ph. Jetzer ,  K. Pretzl ,  Rudolf von Steiger
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2002
Volume:   14
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9789048160389

ISBN 10:   9048160383
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   05 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword. I: CMB and Large-Scale Geometry. Physics of Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies and Primordial Fluctuations; R. Durrer. Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy Observations; R. Rebolo. Weak and Strong Lensing Statistics; N. Straumann. II: Large-Scale Structure and Clusters. Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxy Formation; J. Silk. Galaxy Clusters as Probes for Matter in the Universe; H. Böhringer. The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect: Recent Work; J. Rephaeli. Dark Matter from Weak Gravitational Lensing; Y. Mellier. Baryons in the Diffuse Intergalactic Medium; D. Reimers. III: Galaxies and Components of Galaxies. The Galactic Halo from Microlensing; A. Milsztajn. Clouds and Diffuse Baryonic Dark Matter; Ph. Jetzer. Mass Distribution in Our Galaxy; O. Gerhard. IV: Candidates for Dark Matter. Quantum Field Theoretic Description of Matter in the Universe; M.H. Thoma. Axions; G. Raffelt. Supersymmetric Relics; J. Ellis. Dark Quark Stars: Do They Matter for Omega Matter? S. Kabana, P. Minowski. V: Dark Energy. Quintessence - the Dark Energy in the Universe? C. Wetterich. VI: Dark Matter Detection. Direct Detection of Dark Matter WIMPs; K. Pretzl. Neutrino Mass and Osciallations; T. Kajita. Theoretical Aspects of Dark Matter Detection; J. Ellis, et al. VII: Element Abundances. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis Calculation; H. Kurki-Suonio. The Primordial Helium-4 Abundance Determination: Systematic Effects; T.X. Thuan, Y.I. Izotov. Heavy Elements and Age Determinations; F.-K. Thieleman, et al. VIII: Conclusions.&Ohgr;M &endash; Different Ways to Determine the Matter Density of the Universe; S. Schindler. Baryonic Matter and Dark Energy; H. Reeves. Author Index. List of Participants.

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