Sterile Neutrino Dark Matter

ISBN-13: 9781681744803 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 101 str.

Alexander Merle

Opis

Explores one of the hottest topics in contemporary science, Dark Matter. This pioneering text is dedicated to sterile neutrinos as candidate particles for Dark Matter, challenging some of the standard assumptions which may be true for some Dark Matter candidates but not for all.

Spis treści

• Introduction: Dark Matter - what we do and do not know
• Sterile neutrinos - almost part of the Standard Model
• Dark Matter - fossils from the early Universe
• A very big small effect - production by active-sterile mixing
• Resurrection from the downfall - production by particle decays
• The emergence of order - cosmic structure formation
• Consult the stars for an answer - astrophysical signals
• The needle in the dark haystack - experimental attempts
• What to take home - conclusions and outlook