Overview
- Explains in a digestible, nonmathematical way how dark matter can be observed
- Covers the study of dark matter over time, from early clues to modern observations
- Illustrates the exciting search for the invisible matter that makes up a large part of the universe
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Back Matter
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About this book
Get ready to embark on the exciting search for dark matter—the invisible mass that dominates our universe. This popular science book explains why this mysterious dark matter has been incorporated into the standard model of the universe and how scientists are able to “observe” the invisible.
The book starts with the early indications of the existence of dark matter, including the strange cohesion of galaxy clusters, before moving on to modern observations like cosmic background radiation. Along the way, you will learn about the direct and indirect methods being used by researchers to track down dark matter and whatever is behind this strange phenomenon.
The Mystery of Dark Matter will appeal to general readers who wish to understand what scientists actually know about dark matter, along with the methods they use to help crack the mystery.
This book is a translation of the original German 1st edition Das Rätsel Dunkle Materie by WolfgangKapferer, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland in 2018.The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Mystery of Dark Matter
Book Subtitle: In Search of the Invisible
Authors: Wolfgang Kapferer
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62202-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-62201-8Published: 18 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-62202-5Published: 17 April 2021
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 178
Number of Illustrations: 17 b/w illustrations, 80 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles