TY - BOOK ID - 101617341 TI - What is dark matter? PY - 2022 SN - 0691185913 9780691185910 9780691148342 PB - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Dark matter (Astronomy) KW - Dark matter (Astronomy). KW - SCIENCEĀ / Physics / Condensed Matter. KW - (MOND). KW - Axion. KW - Big Bang. KW - Black hole. KW - Cosmic microwave. KW - Cosmology. KW - Dark energy. KW - Dark matter. KW - Fritz Zwicky. KW - Galaxy. KW - George Smoot. KW - Gravitational lensing. KW - Gravity. KW - Jim Peebles. KW - Modified Newtonian Dynamics. KW - Primordial black hole. KW - Vera Rubin. KW - WIMP. KW - radiation. KW - Nonluminous matter (Astronomy) KW - Unobserved matter (Astronomy) KW - Unseen matter (Astronomy) KW - Interstellar matter UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:101617341 AB - Astronomical observations have confirmed dark matter's existence, but what exactly is dark matter? Particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the most intriguing frontiers of physics. We cannot actually see dark matter, a mysterious, nonluminous form of matter that is believed to account for about 27 percent of the mass-energy balance in the universe. But we know dark matter is present by observing its ghostly gravitational effects on the behavior and evolution of galaxies. Fisher brings readers quickly up to speed regarding the current state of the dark matter problem, offering relevant historical context as well as a close look at the cutting-edge research focused on revealing dark matter's true nature. ER -