Particle Dark Matter

Particle Dark Matter

Author: Gianfranco Bertone

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-01-07

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 0521763681

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Describes the dark matter problem in particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology for graduate students and researchers.


Beyond the Standard Model Cocktail

Beyond the Standard Model Cocktail

Author: Yann Gouttenoire

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-01-01

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 3031118626

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This book provides a remarkable and complete survey of important questions at the interface between theoretical particle physics and cosmology. After discussing the theoretical and experimental physics revolution that led to the rise of the Standard Model in the past century, the author reviews all the major open puzzles, among them the hierarchy problem, the small value of the cosmological constant, the matter-antimatter asymmetry, and the dark matter enigma, including the state-of-the-art regarding proposed solutions. Also addressed are the rapidly expanding fields of thermal dark matter, cosmological first-order phase transitions and gravitational-wave signatures. In addition, the book presents the original and interdisciplinary PhD research work of the author relating to Weakly-Interacting-Massive-Particles around the TeV scale, which are among the most studied dark matter candidates. Motivated by the absence of experimental evidence for such particles, this thesis explores the possibility that dark matter is much heavier than what is conventionally assumed.


The Early Universe

The Early Universe

Author: Edward Kolb

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-03-08

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 0429972490

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The Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe. Subjects covered include primordial nubleosynthesis, baryogenesis, phases transitions, inflation, dark matter, and galaxy formation, relics such as axions, neutrinos and monopoles, and speculations about the Universe at the Planck time. The book includes more than ninety figures as well as a five-page update discussing recent developments such as the COBE results.


The Higgs Hunter's Guide

The Higgs Hunter's Guide

Author: John F. Gunion

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-03-05

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 0429976070

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The Higgs Hunter's Guide is a definitive and comprehensive guide to the physics of Higgs bosons. In particular, it discusses the extended Higgs sectors required by those recent theoretical approaches that go beyond the Standard Model, including supersymmetry and superstring-inspired models.


Neutrino Cosmology

Neutrino Cosmology

Author: Julien Lesgourgues

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-02-21

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 110701395X

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A self-contained guide to the role played by neutrinos in the Universe and how their properties influence cosmological and astrophysical observations.


Stars as Laboratories for Fundamental Physics

Stars as Laboratories for Fundamental Physics

Author: Georg G. Raffelt

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 1996-05

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 9780226702728

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Much of what we know about neutrinos is revealed by astronomical observations, and the same applies to the axion, a conjectured new particle that is a favored candidate for the main component of the dark matter of the universe.


An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter

An Introduction to Particle Dark Matter

Author: Stefano Profumo

Publisher: Wspc (Europe)

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781786340009

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Particle dark matter: the name of the game -- The thermal relic paradigm: zeroth-order lessons from cosmology -- The thermal relic paradigm: a closer look -- The art of WIMP direct detection -- Indirect dark matter searches -- Searching for dark matter with particle colliders -- Axions and axion-like particles as dark matter -- Sterile neutrinos as dark matter particles -- Bestiarium: a short, biased compendium of notable dark matter particle candidates and models


Yet Another Introduction to Dark Matter

Yet Another Introduction to Dark Matter

Author: Martin Bauer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-06-11

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 3030162346

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Dark matter is a frequently discussed topic in contemporary particle physics. Written strictly in the language of particle physics and quantum field theory, these course-based lecture notes focus on a set of standard calculations that students need in order to understand weakly interacting dark matter candidates. After introducing some general features of these dark matter agents and their main competitors, the Higgs portal scalar and supersymmetric neutralinos are introduced as our default models. In turn, this serves as a basis for exploring four experimental aspects: the dark matter relic density extracted from the cosmic microwave background; indirect detection including the Fermi galactic center excess; direct detection; and collider searches. Alternative approaches, like an effective theory of dark matter and simplified models, naturally follow from the discussions of these four experimental directions.


Weak Scale Supersymmetry

Weak Scale Supersymmetry

Author: Howard Baer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2023-01-31

Total Pages: 557

ISBN-13: 1009289845

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This OA text develops the basic concepts of supersymmetry for experimental and phenomenological particle physicists and graduate students.


Pions and Nuclei

Pions and Nuclei

Author: Torleif Erik Oskar Ericson

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13:

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The pion plays an outstanding role in nuclear physics as a generator of the nuclear force and as an important part of the nuclear many-body problem. At the same time, pion beams are used as probes to explore the nucleus and its interactions. As pion physics has matured over the years, a rich and diverse variety of phenomena has been uncovered. The aim of this book is to examine the underlying physical picture behind these phenomena in a systematic and coherent way. The authors emphasize the interplay between physical concepts and experimental facts more than the formal tools, which are presented in a series of appendices. The book is directed towards advanced students as well as research workers.