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035			_a(OCoLC)1289618096 _z(OCoLC)1289390671
037			_a9782479 _bIEEE
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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aFisher, Peter, _d1959- _eauthor. _966021
245	1	0	_aWhat is dark matter? / _cPeter Fisher.
264		1	_aPrinceton : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2022]
300			_a1 online resource (viii, 179 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aPrinceton frontiers in physics
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"This concise book introduces readers in the physical sciences (and beyond) to the exciting frontier topic of dark matter - a mysterious, non-luminous form of matter in the universe that is thought to account for about 27% of the mass-energy balance in the universe. Though dark matter has not yet been directly detected, its presence is implied by the fact that gravitational effects observed in galaxies cannot be explained unless they actually contain more matter than can be seen. If dark matter was not present, galaxies would not evolve or behave as they do, and many other lines of evidence from cosmology and astronomy give credence to its existence. Yet, what is dark matter? To answer this question, particle physicists (like the author) are joining in the quest to identify dark matter's true nature via experimental efforts aimed at directly detecting it. Although the book does not end with a grand revelation about the properties of dark matter in response to the title question, the book offers readers a deeper understanding of the current state of the dark matter problem and what a triumph it will be when we do learn something new about what dark matter really is. While cutting-edge research efforts are underway to answer the book's title question, this book brings readers up to speed with how observational astronomers came to know about dark matter; how theoreticians revealed how dark matter shapes the largest structures in our universe through gravity; and how physical scientists across disciplines are navigating the complex and frustrating hunt to reveal the nature of dark matter through the experimental detection of an as-yet-undiscovered dark matter particle"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 20, 2022).
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tINTRODUCTION: THE DARK MATTER PROBLEM -- _t1 SOME BACKGROUND -- _t2 EVIDENCE FOR DARK MATTER FROM ASTRONOMY -- _t3 NORMAL MATTER: THE STANDARD MODEL -- _t4 WHAT DARK MATTER IS NOT -- _t5 SEARCHING FOR WIMPS ON EARTH -- _t6 SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER IN SPACE -- _t7 SEARCHING FOR AXIONS -- _t8 EPILOGUE -- _tGLOSSARY -- _tSUGGESTED READINGS -- _tINDEX
590			_aIEEE _bIEEE Xplore Princeton University Press eBooks Library
650		0	_aDark matter (Astronomy) _921406
650		6	_aMati�ere sombre (Astronomie) _964155
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter _2bisacsh _965801
650		7	_aDark matter (Astronomy) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00887854 _921406
655		4	_aElectronic books. _93294
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aFisher, Peter, 1959- _tWhat is dark matter? _dPrinceton : Princeton University Press, 2022 _z9780691148342 _w(DLC) 2021051624
830		0	_aPrinceton frontiers in physics. _963876
856	4	0	_uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?bknumber=9782479
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