Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter : York, UK, 2-6 September 2002 / edited by Neil J.C. Spooner, Vitaly Kudryavtsev.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Kudryavtsev, Vitaly.

Spooner, Neil J. C. (Neil John Curwen), 1960-

Conference Name:

International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter (4th : 2002 : York, England)

International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astrophysics--Congresses.

Astrophysics.

Dark matter (Astronomy)--Congresses.

Dark matter (Astronomy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (684 p.)

Other Title:

Dark matter

Identification of dark matter

Place of Publication:

River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book contains written versions of the presentations made at the 4th International Workshop on the Identification of Dark Matter (IDM 2002), held in York, UK, in September 2002. The objective of this workshop series is to assess the status of work attempting to identify what constitutes dark matter - in particular, to consider the techniques being used, how successful they are, and what new techniques are likely to improve prospects for identifying likely dark matter candidates in the future. At IDM 2002 special emphasis was placed on recent results obtained in searches for baryonic and no

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FROM THE MICROWAVE BACKGROUND AND LARGE-SCALE STRUCTURE; 1. CDM models for structure formation; 2. CMB power spectra; 2.1. Anisotropy mechanisms; 2.2. Inflationary predictions; 2.3. Characteristic scales; 3. Model degeneracies inherent in CMB data; 3.1. Geometrical degeneracy; 3.2. Horizon-angle degeneracy; 3.3. Tensor degeneracy; 4. Current CMB results and their interpretation; 4.1. Evolution of CMB data; 5. Combination of the CMB and large-scale structure; 5.1. The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey; 5.2. Results from 2dFGRS+CMB

5.3. Matter fluctuation amplitude and bias6. Outlook; Acknowledgements; References; DARK ENERGY FROM TRANSPLANCKIAN PHYSICS; 1. Introduction; 2. Dark Energy from the ""Tail""; 3. TDE equation of state; References; NATURALNESS PROBLEMS AND QUINTESSENCE; 1 Introduction; 2 Naturalness Issues; 3 Large Extra Dimensions; 3.1 Natural Quintessence and the Brane World; 3.2 Acknowledgments; References; CARDASSIAN EXPANSION: AN ALTERNATIVE TO DARK ENERGY; 1. Introduction; 2. The Role of the Cardassian Term; 3. Extra Dimensions; 4. Conclusion; References; DARK ENERGY/MATTER UNIFICATION

FORMATION OF SMALL-SCALE STRUCTURE IN SUSY CDM1. Introduction; 2. Chemical and kinetic decoupling; 3. Local transport coefficients; 4. Acoustic absorption; 5. Free streaming; 6. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; PROBING DARK ENERGY WITH SNAP; 1. Dark Energy Today; 2. The Next Generation; 3. Revealing the Nature of Dark Energy; 4. Summary; Acknowledgments; References; IS DARK MATTER ACTUALLY BLACK?; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. GENERALIZED UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE; 3. BLACK HOLE EVAPORATION AND REMNANT; 4. BLACK HOLE REMNANTS AS DARK MATTER; 5. DISCUSSION; References

TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURES OF GRAVITATIONAL VACUUM AS A FACTOR OF UNCLUSTERED DMCONSTRAINTS ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF THE ROTATION CURVES OF SPIRAL GALAXIES; 1. Introduction; 2. Dynamical Constraints on the Decomposition of Rotation Curves; 3. Examples: NGC 3198 and NGC 2985; 4. Discussion; Acknowledgments; References; EFFECTS OF HALO TRIAXIALITY, ANISOTROPY AND SMALL SCALE CLUMPING ON WIMP DIRECT DETECTION EXCLUSION LIMITS; 1. Milky Way halo modelling; 2. Effect on exclusion limits; 3. Small scale clumping; 4. Conclusions; References

HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING MODELS AND THE DIRECT DETECTION OF WIMPS AND AXIONS1. Introduction; 2. Reverse-Run Method; References; THE EFFECT OF UNCERTAINTY IN σ8 ON DARK MATTER HALO PROPERTIES; 1. Introduction; 2. Method; 3. Results; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; DARK MATTER SPIKES AND INDIRECT DETECTION; 1. The Adiabatic Growth Model; 2. Stellar Density Profiles; 3. The Binary Black Hole Model; 4. Implications for Dark Matter Spikes; References; ON DYNAMICS OF CHARGE PARTICLES AND SOLITARY WAVES IN DARK MATTER; 1. Introduction; 2. Initial equations; 3. Exact solutions

4. Possible astrophysic application

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-93384-8

9786611933845

981-279-131-0