The cosmic cocktail three parts dark matter

Blending cutting-edge science with her own behind-the-scenes insights as a leading researcher in the field, acclaimed theoretical physicist Katherine Freese recounts the hunt for dark matter, from the discoveries of visionary scientists like Fritz Zwicky--the Swiss astronomer who coined the term "da...

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Main Author: Freese, Katherine (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Series:Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
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505 0 |a The Golden Era of particle cosmology, or, How I joined the Chicago Mafia -- How do cosmologists know dark matter exists? : the beginning of the dark matter story -- The big picture of the universe : Einstein and the Big Bang -- Big Bang nucleosynthesis proves that atomic matter constitutes only 5% of the universe -- What is dark matter? -- The discovery of the Higgs Boson -- The experimental hunt for dark matter particles -- Claims of detection : are they real? -- Dark energy and the fate of the universe -- Dark stars. 
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