Dark matter and dark energy : a challenge for modern cosmology / Sabino Matarrese, ... [et al.] ; editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Matarrese, Sabino.

Series:

Astrophysics and space science library.

Astrophysics and space science library, 0067-0057

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology.

Dark matter (Astronomy).

Dark energy (Astronomy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 413 p.) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht : Springer, 2011.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Relativistic cosmology / Norbert Straumann

Cosmology with cosmic microwave background and large-scale structure observations / Licia Verde

Cosmology with gravitational lensing / Alan Heavens

Cosmology with numerical simulations / Lauro Moscardini and Klaus Dolag

Dark matter astrophysics / Guido D’Amico, Marc Kamionkowski, and Kris Sigurdson

Dark matter: the particle physics View / Antonio Masiero

Dark energy: investigation and modeling / Shinji Tsujikawa

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613088581

9781283088589

1283088584

9789048186853

9048186854

OCLC:

707825465