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Dark Matter and Dark Energy

A Challenge for Modern Cosmology

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Sabino Matarrese

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica G. Galilei, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy

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  2. Monica Colpi

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica G. Occhialini, Università de Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy

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  3. Vittorio Gorini

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica e Matematica, Università dell’Insubria, Como, Italy

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  4. Ugo Moschella

    1. Dipartimento di Fisica e Matematica, Università dell’Insubria, Como, Italy

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  • The status of research on the dark components of our Universe from an observational and theoretical perspective
  • With a compact introduction to cosmological perturbation theory, fundamental to understand the main observational probes of dark matter and dark energy
  • Describes the status of cosmic microwave background, large-scale structure and high-redshift type IaSupernovae observations

Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 370)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Cosmology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Relativistic Cosmology

      • Norbert Straumann
      Pages 3-131

    3. Cosmology with Cosmic Microwave Background and Large-Scale Structure Observations

      • Licia Verde
      Pages 133-176

    4. Cosmology with Gravitational Lensing

      • Alan Heavens
      Pages 177-216

    5. Cosmology with Numerical Simulations

      • Lauro Moscardini, Klaus Dolag
      Pages 217-237

  3. Dark Matter

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 239-239
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    2. Dark Matter Astrophysics

      • Guido D’Amico, Marc Kamionkowski, Kris Sigurdson
      Pages 241-272

    3. Dark Matter: the Particle Physics View

      • Antonio Masiero
      Pages 273-293

    4. Dark Matter Direct and Indirect Detection

      • Andrea Giuliani
      Pages 295-328

  4. Dark Energy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 329-329
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    2. Dark Energy: Investigation and Modeling

      • Shinji Tsujikawa
      Pages 331-402

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 403-404
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This book brings together reviews from leading international authorities on the developments in the study of dark matter and dark energy, as seen from both their cosmological and particle physics side. Studying the physical and astrophysical properties of the dark components of our Universe is a crucial step towards the ultimate goal of unveiling their nature. The work developed from a doctoral school sponsored by the Italian Society of General Relativity and Gravitation. The book starts with a concise introduction to the standard cosmological model, as well as with a presentation of the theory of linear perturbations around a homogeneous and isotropic background. It covers the particle physics and cosmological aspects of dark matter and (dynamical) dark energy, including a discussion of how modified theories of gravity could provide a possible candidate for dark energy. A detailed presentation is also given of the possible ways of testing the theory in terms of cosmic microwave background, galaxy redshift surveys and weak gravitational lensing observations. Included is a chapter reviewing extensively the direct and indirect methods of detection of the hypothetical dark matter particles. Also included is a self-contained introduction to the techniques and most important results of numerical (e.g. N-body) simulations in cosmology. " This volume will be useful to researchers, PhD and graduate students in Astrophysics, Cosmology Physics and Mathematics, who are interested in cosmology, dark matter and dark energy.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dipartimento di Fisica G. Galilei, Università degli Studi di Padova, Padova, Italy

    Sabino Matarrese

  • Dipartimento di Fisica G. Occhialini, Università de Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy

    Monica Colpi

  • Dipartimento di Fisica e Matematica, Università dell’Insubria, Como, Italy

    Vittorio Gorini, Ugo Moschella

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