The invisible universe dark matter and dark energy /
The nature and essence of Dark Matter and Dark Energy have become the central issue in modern cosmology over the past years as they make up most of the matter and energy content of the known universe. Accordingly, the subject matter is quite naturally tied to other fields such as astroparticle physi...
| Other Authors: | Papantonopoulos, E., SpringerLink (Online Service) |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
©2007.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 436 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series: |
Lecture notes in physics ;
720. |
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| Summary: |
The nature and essence of Dark Matter and Dark Energy have become the central issue in modern cosmology over the past years as they make up most of the matter and energy content of the known universe. Accordingly, the subject matter is quite naturally tied to other fields such as astroparticle physics, quantum physics and general relativity. This extensive volume, an outgrowth of a topical and tutorial summer school, has been set up with the aim of constituting an advanced-level, multi-authored textbook which meets the needs of both postgraduate students and young researchers in the fields of modern cosmology and astrophysics. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Particle physics approach to dark matter / George Lazarides -- LSP as a candidate for dark matter / Athanasios Lahanas -- On the direct detection of dark matter / John Vergados -- Galaxy formation and dark matter / Joseph Silk -- Cosmological parameters from galaxy clusters: an introduction / Paolo Tozzi -- Cosmological constraints from galaxy clustering / Will Percival -- Dark energy and the microwave background / Robert Crittenden -- Models of dark energy / M. Sami -- Accelerating universe: observational status and theoretical implications / Leandros Perivolaropoulos -- The physics of extra dimensions / Ignatios Antoniadis -- Dark energy from brane-world gravity / Roy Maartens -- The issue of dark energy in string theory / Nick Mavromatos -- Modified gravity without dark matter / Robert Sanders -- Avoiding dark energy with 1/R modifications of gravity / Richard Woodard. The nature and essence of Dark Matter and Dark Energy have become the central issue in modern cosmology over the past years as they make up most of the matter and energy content of the known universe. Accordingly, the subject matter is quite naturally tied to other fields such as astroparticle physics, quantum physics and general relativity. This extensive volume, an outgrowth of a topical and tutorial summer school, has been set up with the aim of constituting an advanced-level, multi-authored textbook which meets the needs of both postgraduate students and young researchers in the fields of modern cosmology and astrophysics. University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiii, 436 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9783540710134 3540710132 9783540710127 3540710124 |
| ISSN: |
0075-8450 ; |
| Access: |
University staff and students only. Requires University Computer Account login off-campus. |