This volume treats various facets of the dark matter problem. Its themes include astronomical data (galaxy rotation curves, dynamics of galaxy clusters, microlensing of stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud), particle physics (nonbaryonic dark matter, neutrinos) and computer simulation of the evolution of large-scale structure in the universe. Solar neutrinos and prospects for their detection through underground experiments are also discussed. The book will provide a useful reference for all those interested in astroparticle physics.

This book summarizes the fourth València meeting on Frontiers in High Energy and Astro-Cosmo-Particle Physics, addressing the basic theoretical as well as experimental issues in physics beyond the Standard Model, with special emphasis on electroweak physics, supersymmetry and unification, as well as neutrino physics, cosmology and astrophysics. A chapter is devoted to the latest advances in string theory and possible phenomenological implications of M-theory.