1 SOME BACKGROUND

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. INTRODUCTION: THE DARK MATTER PROBLEM 1
4. 1 SOME BACKGROUND 5
5. 2 EVIDENCE FOR DARK MATTER FROM ASTRONOMY 29
6. 3 NORMAL MATTER: THE STANDARD MODEL 63
7. 4 WHAT DARK MATTER IS NOT 75
8. 5 SEARCHING FOR WIMPS ON EARTH 98
9. 6 SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER IN SPACE 122
10. 7 SEARCHING FOR AXIONS 135
11. 8 EPILOGUE 146
12. GLOSSARY 155
13. SUGGESTED READINGS 167
14. INDEX 169