History of dark matter

Gianfranco Bertone; Dan Hooper

doi:10.1103/revmodphys.90.045002

Abstract

Although dark matter is a central element of modern cosmology, the history of\nhow it became accepted as part of the dominant paradigm is often ignored or\ncondensed into a brief anecdotical account focused around the work of a few\npioneering scientists. The aim of this review is to provide the reader with a\nbroader historical perspective on the observational discoveries and the\ntheoretical arguments that led the scientific community to adopt dark matter as\nan essential part of the standard cosmological model.\n

Keywords

PhysicsDark matterGalaxy rotation curveAstrophysicsDark fluidCosmologyGalaxyBaryonic dark matterHot dark matterScalar field dark matterAstronomyDark matter haloGalaxy formation and evolutionDark energy

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University of Amsterdam NL

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 90
Issue: 4
Citations: 1073
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                                    Gianfranco Bertone, 
                                
                                    Dan Hooper
                                
                            (2018). 
                            History of dark matter. 
                            Reviews of Modern Physics
                            , 90
                            (4)
                            .
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/revmodphys.90.045002

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DOI: 10.1103/revmodphys.90.045002