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The Invisible Universe: Dark Matter and Dark Energy
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Release NotesThe 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.

Table Of Contents

Part I Dark Matter: The Missing Matter of the Universe as Seen by Astroparticle
Physics and Astrophysics
1 Particle Physics Approach to Dark Matter 3
2 LSP as a Candidate for Dark Matter 35
3 On the Direct Detection of Dark Matter 69
4 Galaxy Formation and Dark Matter 101
Part II Dark Energy: The Energy Balance of the Universe within the Standard
Cosmological Model
5 Cosmological Parameters from Galaxy Clusters: An Introduction 125
6 Cosmological Constraints from Galaxy Clustering 157
7 Dark Energy and the Microwave Background 187
8 Models of Dark Energy 219
9 Accelerating Universe: Observational Status and Theoretical Implications 257
Part III Dark Matter and Dark Energy Beyond the Standard Theory of General
Relativity
10 The Physics of Extra Dimensions 293
11 Dark Energy from Brane-world Gravity 323
12 The Issue of Dark Energy in String Theory 333
13 Modified Gravity Without Dark Matter 375
14 Avoiding Dark Energy with 1/R Modifications of Gravity 403
Index 435

Product Details

* ISBN: 3540710124
* ISBN-13: 9783540710127
* Format: Hardcover, 436pp
* Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
* Pub. Date: September 2007
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