Description: Further DetailsTitle: What Is Dark Matter?Condition: NewISBN-10: 0691148341EAN: 9780691148342ISBN: 9780691148342Publisher: Princeton University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 07/12/2022Description: What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discoverAstronomical observations have confirmed dark matter’s existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What 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.Could dark matter be a new type of particle—an axion or a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (WIMP)—or something else? What have physicists ruled out so far—and why? What experimental searches are now underway and planned for the near future, in hopes of detecting dark matter on Earth or in space? Fisher explores these questions and more, illuminating what is known and unknown, and what a triumph it will be when scientists discover dark matter’s identity at last.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 203mmItem Length: 127mmAuthor: Peter FisherGenre: Science Nature & MathBook Series: Princeton Frontiers in PhysicsRelease Year: 2022 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: What Is Dark Matter?
Title: What Is Dark Matter?
ISBN-10: 0691148341
EAN: 9780691148342
ISBN: 9780691148342
Release Date: 07/12/2022
Release Year: 2022
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Science Nature & Math
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: What Is Dark Matter?
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Physics / Condensed Matter, Physics / Astrophysics, Astronomy
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.8 Oz
Subject Area: Science
Author: Peter Fisher
Item Length: 8.1 in
Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics Ser.
Item Width: 5.2 in
Format: Hardcover
