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(Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, West Bengal, India)
  • Formaat: Hardback, 270 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 540 g, 1 Tables, black and white; 41 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Aug-2014
  • Kirjastus: CRC Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1466572116
  • ISBN-13: 9781466572119
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 270 pages, kõrgus x laius: 234x156 mm, kaal: 540 g, 1 Tables, black and white; 41 Illustrations, black and white
  • Ilmumisaeg: 27-Aug-2014
  • Kirjastus: CRC Press Inc
  • ISBN-10: 1466572116
  • ISBN-13: 9781466572119
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Dark Matter: An Introduction tackles the rather recent but fast-growing subject of astroparticle physics, encompassing three main areas of fundamental physics: cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics. Accordingly, the book discusses symmetries, conservation laws, relativity, and cosmological parameters and measurements, as well as the astrophysical behaviors of galaxies and galaxy clusters that indicate the presence of dark matter and the possible nature of dark matter distribution. This succinct yet comprehensive volume:

  • Addresses all aspects essential to the study of dark matter
  • Explores particle candidates for cold dark matter beyond the theory of the standard model, providing examples of basic extensions and introducing theories such as supersymmetry and extra dimensions
  • Explains—in simple text and mathematical formulations—calculation of the freeze-out temperature of a dark matter species and its relic density
  • Provides theoretical background for dark matter scattering off a target, event rate calculation, and dark matter annihilation essential to study direct and indirect detection of dark matter

Complete with a detailed review of the latest dark matter experiments and techniques, Dark Matter: An Introduction is an ideal text for beginning researchers in the field as well as for general readers with an inquisitive mind, as the important topic of astroparticle physics is treated both pedagogically and with deeper insight.

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" well-chosen references. Altogether, the present work is intended for young researchers pursuing a research career in dark matter in particular, or astroparticle physics or cosmology in general. But the book contains also discussions, which are of interest to a more advanced reader interested in astrophysical aspects of dark matter." Zentralblatt MATH 1305

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
1 Introduction
1(10)
2 Brief Discussion on Relativity
11(10)
2.1 Galilean Transformation
11(2)
2.2 Lorentz Transformation
13(5)
2.3 Electromagnetic Theory
18(3)
3 Particle Physics Basics
21(48)
3.1 Leptons and Quarks
22(6)
3.2 Klein--Gordon Equation
28(1)
3.3 Dirac Equation
29(6)
3.4 Symmetries
35(34)
3.4.1 Discrete Symmetries
36(4)
3.4.2 Groups and Representations of Groups
40(8)
3.4.3 Continuous Symmetries
48(2)
3.4.4 Global Symmetries
50(2)
3.4.5 Local Symmetries and Abelian Gauge Invariance
52(2)
3.4.6 Local Symmetries and Non-Abelian Gauge Invariance
54(9)
3.4.7 SUL(2) X Uy(1)
63(6)
4 Basics of Cosmology
69(20)
4.1 Time Evolution of Scale Factor a(t)
73(3)
4.2 Flat Universe and Density Parameters
76(3)
4.3 Luminosity Distance
79(6)
4.4 Deceleration Parameter
85(1)
4.5 Bolometric Magnitude
86(1)
4.6 Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation
86(3)
5 Evidence of Dark Matter
89(16)
5.1 Rotation Curve of Spiral Galaxies
90(1)
5.2 Dark Matter in Galaxy Clusters
91(5)
5.2.1 Virial Theorem
91(5)
5.3 Gravitational Lensing
96(5)
5.4 Bullet Cluster
101(1)
5.5 Lyman Alpha Forest
102(3)
6 Galactic Halo of Dark Matter
105(12)
6.1 Milky Way Galaxy
106(11)
6.1.1 Central Bulge and Galactic Center
107(1)
6.1.2 Galactic Disk
108(1)
6.1.3 Steller Clusters
109(1)
6.1.4 Dark Matter in the Milky Way
110(7)
7 Types of Dark Matter
117(8)
7.1 From Thermal History
117(4)
7.1.1 Thermal Dark Matter
117(2)
7.1.2 Non-Thermal Dark Matter
119(2)
7.2 On the Basis of Particle Types
121(1)
7.2.1 Baryonic Dark Matter
121(1)
7.2.2 Non-Baryonic Dark Matter
122(1)
7.3 From Mass and Speed
122(1)
7.3.1 Hot Dark Matter
123(1)
7.3.2 Cold Dark Matter
123(1)
7.4 Role in Structure Formation
123(2)
8 Candidates of Dark Matter
125(28)
8.1 Candidates for CDM
127(1)
8.2 Supersymmetric Dark Matter
127(3)
8.3 Kaluza--Klein Dark Matter
130(3)
8.4 Scalar Singlet Dark Matter
133(3)
8.5 Inert Doublet Dark Matter
136(3)
8.6 Candidate for Hot Dark Matter
139(5)
8.7 Axion Dark Matter
144(9)
8.7.1 Experimental Searches for Axion Dark Matter
149(4)
9 Relic Density
153(6)
10 Direct Detection of Dark Matter
159(20)
10.1 Basic Principles
159(8)
10.2 Direct Detection Rates
167(12)
10.2.1 Annual Variations
170(1)
10.2.2 Daily and Directional Variations
171(8)
11 Dark Matter Hunt
179(24)
11.1 Direct Detection Experiments
179(24)
11.1.1 CDMS Experiment
189(4)
11.1.2 CRESST Experiment
193(2)
11.1.3 DAMA Experiment
195(1)
11.1.4 CoGENT Dark Matter Search
196(1)
11.1.5 XENON Dark Matter Search
196(1)
11.1.6 PICASSO Experiment
197(3)
11.1.7 DRIFT Experiment
200(3)
12 Indirect Dark Matter Search
203(32)
12.1 Antimatter Production and Distortion in Cosmic Ray Spectra
205(11)
12.1.1 Antiproton as an Indirect Probe for Galactic Dark Matter
208(2)
12.1.2 Positron Excess as Indirect Probe for Dark Matter
210(6)
12.2 Gamma Rays from Dark Matter Annihilation
216(13)
12.2.1 Dwarf Spheroidals
229(1)
12.3 Neutrinos as a Probe of Indirect Dark Matter Detection
229(6)
12.3.1 Neutrinos from Solar or Earth Core
229(4)
12.3.2 Neutrinos from the Galactic Center
233(2)
13 Other Dark Matter Candidates
235(6)
13.1 Streile Neutrino
235(2)
13.2 MACHOs
237(1)
13.3 Inelastic Dark Matter
237(4)
References 241(12)
Index 253
Debasish Majumdar is a professor in the Astroparticle Physics and Cosmology Division at the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India. His research interests include dark matter, dark energy, neutrino physics, and a statistical approach to nuclear-level and strength densities. He did his Ph.D work at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India. A widely published and respected dark matter research pioneer, he has visited such prestigious institutions as CERN, Geneva, Switzerland; Fermilab, Chicago, Illinois, USA; The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy; and University of Oxford, UK as a researcher and a speaker.