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Look Inside The Dark Universe

The Dark Universe
Matter, Energy and Gravity

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Part of Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series

Editor: Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore

Vera Rubin, Kailash Sahu, Harvey Richer, Megan Donahue, Gary Steigman, Bob Sanders, Ruth Daly, Eric Guerra, Neta Bahcall, John Peacock, Adam Riess, Chris Kochanek, Marc Kamionkowski, Andrew Jaffe, Alex Vilenkin, Michael Dine

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Date Published: April 2010
availability: Available
format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521134033

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This book reviews the findings on the composition of the universe, its dynamics, and the implications of both for the evolution of large-scale structure and for fundamental theories of the universe. With each chapter written by a leading expert in the field, topics include massive compact halo objects, the oldest white dwarfs, hot gas in clusters of galaxies, primordial nucleosynthesis, modified Newtonian dynamics, the cosmic mass density, the growth of large-scale structure, and a discussion of dark energy. This book is an invaluable resource for both professional astronomers and graduate students.
- An indispensable collection of review articles for researchers and graduate students
- Contains contributions from leading authorities in the field
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Review of the hardback: '… this volume includes some pedagogical articles which graduate students and practitioners of the field may find useful to have on their shelves.' The Observatory

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- Date Published: April 2010
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521134033
- length: 204 pages
- dimensions: 244 x 170 x 11 mm
- weight: 0.33kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. A brief history of dark matter Vera Rubin
2. Microlensing towards the Magellanic Clouds Kailash Sahu
3. Searching for galactic dark matter Harvey Richer
4. Hot gas in clusters of galaxies and Omega Megan Donahue
5. Tracking the Baryon density from the Big Bang to the present Gary Steigman
6. Modified Newtonian dynamics and its implications Bob Sanders
7. Cosmological parameters and quintessence from radio galaxies Ruth Daly and Eric Guerra
8. The mass density of the Universe Neta Bahcall
9. Growth of structure in the Universe John Peacock
10. Cosmological implications of the most distant supernova (known) Adam Riess
11. Dynamical probes of the Halo mass function Chris Kochanek
12. Detection of gravitational waves from inflation Marc Kamionkowski and Andrew Jaffe
13. Cosmological constant problems and their solution Alex Vilenkin
14. Dark Matter and dark energy: a physicist's perspective Michael Dine.
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Mario Livio, Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore
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Vera Rubin, Kailash Sahu, Harvey Richer, Megan Donahue, Gary Steigman, Bob Sanders, Ruth Daly, Eric Guerra, Neta Bahcall, John Peacock, Adam Riess, Chris Kochanek, Marc Kamionkowski, Andrew Jaffe, Alex Vilenkin, Michael Dine