Overview
- Introduces dark matter physics from a particle physics and quantum field theory perspective
- Provides both the theoretical and experimental perspective
- Suitable as self-contained textbook on the subject matter
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 959)
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Dark matter is a frequently discussed topic in contemporary particle physics. Written strictly in the language of particle physics and quantum field theory, these course-based lecture notes focus on a set of standard calculations that students need in order to understand weakly interacting dark matter candidates.
After introducing some general features of these dark matter agents and their main competitors, the Higgs portal scalar and supersymmetric neutralinos are introduced as our default models. In turn, this serves as a basis for exploring four experimental aspects: the dark matter relic density extracted from the cosmic microwave background; indirect detection including the Fermi galactic center excess; direct detection; and collider searches. Alternative approaches, like an effective theory of dark matter and simplified models, naturally follow from the discussions of these four experimental directions.
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“The book is clearly written and is suitable for those people (both theoreticians and experimentalists) that want to tackle the problem of dark matter. … The level required to deal with the reading of this book is that of a graduate or a PhD student.” (Daniele Montanino, zbMATH 1441.81001, 2020)
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Book Title: Yet Another Introduction to Dark Matter
Book Subtitle: The Particle Physics Approach
Authors: Martin Bauer, Tilman Plehn
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-16234-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-16233-7Published: 12 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-16234-4Published: 11 June 2019
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 180
Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Astrophysics and Astroparticles