What is the Dark Matter?

Stefano Profumo (Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics and University of California, Santa Cruz, California, USA)

07-May-2020, 14:00-15:30 (4 years ago)

Abstract: Four fifths of the matter in the universe is made of something completely different from the "ordinary matter" we know and love. I will explain why this "dark matter" is an unavoidable ingredient to explain the universe as we observe it, and I will describe what the fundamental, particle nature of the dark matter could possibly be. I will then give an overview of strategies to search for dark matter as a particle, describe a few examples of possible hints of discovery, and outline ways forward in this exciting hunt.

cosmology and nongalactic astrophysicsastrophysics of galaxieshigh energy astrophysical phenomenageneral relativity and quantum cosmologyHEP - phenomenologyHEP - theoryquantum physics

Audience: researchers in the topic


Quantum Aspects of Space-Time and Matter

Organizers: Sayantan Choudhury*, Johannes Knaute*
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