Dark matter in the universe / edited by John Bahcall, Tsvi Piran, Steven Weinberg.

ISBN:

9789812567185

9789812388407

9789812388414

Title:

Dark matter in the universe / edited by John Bahcall, Tsvi Piran, Steven Weinberg.

Author:

Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics (4th : 1986 : Jerusalem)

Conference Author:

Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics (4th : 1986 : Jerusalem)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

"4th Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics lectures"--Title page verso.

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.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Dark matter (Astronomy) -- Congresses.

Added Author:

Bahcall, John N.

Piran, Tsvi, 1949-

Weinberg, Steven, 1933-

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2004

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Summary

If standard gravitational theory is correct, then most of the matter in the universe is in an unidentified form which does not emit enough light to have been detected by current instrumentation. This book is the second editon of the lectures given at the 4th Jerusalem Winter School for Theoretical Physics, with new material added. The lectures are devoted to the "missing matter" problem in the universe, the search to understand dark matter. The goal of this volume is to make current research work on unseen matter accessible to students without prior experience in this area and to provide insights for experts in related research fields. Due to the pedagogical nature of the original lectures and the intense discussions between the lecturers and the students, the written lectures included in this volume often contain techniques and explanations not found in more formal journal publications.

Author Notes

Born in New York City, Steven Weinberg was a high school and college classmate of Sheldon Glashow; both attended the Bronx High School of Science and Cornell University. Although Weinberg has made contributions as a theoretical physicist in cosmology, quantum scattering, and the quantum theory of gravitation, he is most widely known for his work with Sheldon Glashow and Abdus Salam, with whom he shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in physics. Weinberg received a share of this honor for his formulation of the theory that unifies the relationship between the weak force and the electromagnetic force, including the capability to predict the weak neutral current. After receiving a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1957, Weinberg held postdoctoral positions at Columbia University from 1957 to 1959, the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory from 1959 to 1960, the University of California at Berkeley from 1960 to 1966, Harvard University from 1966 to 1967, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1967 to 1969. He is married to a law professor, and they have one daughter. (Bowker Author Biography)