What Is Dark Matter?

Peter Fisher

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Princeton University Press
12 July 2022

Mathematics & Sciences; Astronomy, space & time

Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics

What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discover.

Astronomical observations have confirmed dark matter's existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What Is Dark Matter?, particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the most intriguing frontiers of physics. We cannot actually see dark matter, a mysterious, nonluminous form of matter that is believed to account for about 27 percent of the mass-energy balance in the universe. But we know dark matter is present by observing its ghostly gravitational effects on the behaviour and evolution of galaxies. Fisher brings readers quickly up to speed regarding the current state of the dark matter problem, offering relevant historical context as well as a close look at the cutting-edge research focused on revealing dark matter's true nature.

Could dark matter be a new type of particle - an axion or a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP) - or something else? What have physicists ruled out so far - and why? What experimental searches are now underway and planned for the near future, in hopes of detecting dark matter on Earth or in space? Fisher explores these questions and more, illuminating what is known and unknown, and what a triumph it will be when scientists discover dark matter's identity at last.

By: Peter Fisher
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 115mm
Weight: 666g
ISBN: 9780691148342
ISBN 10: 0691148341
Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 12 July 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Fisher is the Thomas A. Frank (1977) Professor of Physics and serves as head of the Physics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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