Matter in the Universe : Proceedings of an ISSI Workshop 19-23 March 2001, Bern, Switzerland /

The knowledge of the amount and nature of matter present in the Universe is undoubtedly one of the most relevant topics in astrophysics and cosmology. It started with the pioneering work of Zwicky in 1933, who found the need for a large amount of dark matter in the Coma cluster. An important step ha...

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Main Author: Jetzer, Ph
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Pretzl, K., Steiger, R.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
Series:Space sciences series of ISSI ; 14.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Foreword
  • I: CMB and Large-Scale Geometry
  • II: Large-Scale Structure and Clusters
  • III: Galaxies and Components of Galaxies
  • IV: Candidates for Dark Matter
  • V: Dark Energy
  • VI: Dark Matter Detection
  • VII: Element Abundances
  • VIII: Conclusions
  • Author Index.-List of Participants.