PPT-DARK MATTER – THEORY

Cosmic Opportunities 45 th SLAC Summer Institute Jonathan Feng UC Irvine 16 August 2017 INTRODUCTION Weve learned a lot about the Universe Dark Matter 23 4 Dark . Roberta Sparvoli. Rome . “. Tor Vergata. ”. . University. and . INFN, ITALY. PCC 2011 - CERN. SIGNALS . from. RELIC . WIMPs. Direct . searches. :. . elastic. . scattering. of a WIMP off detector . Fall . 2012. Cosmology 2012. Cosmology I & II. Cosmology I: . 4. .9. .-. 21.10. .. Cosmology II: . 29. .10. .. -. 16.12. .. http://theory.physics.helsinki.fi. /. ~. cosmology. Lectures in A315, Mon & Tue 14.15-16.00. D.S. . Hajdukovic. GBAR Collaboration Meeting. 18. th. April 2012. Our best physics . The Standard Model of Particles and Fields. +. . General Relativity . is . considered. as insufficient to explain the observed phenomena in Astrophysics and Cosmology.. Revolutionizing the Laws of the Universe with the LHC. Ashutosh Kotwal. Duke University. Egyptian Pyramids: Monument for Glory. Great Wall of China: Monument for Defense. Monument for Knowledge: The Large . Cody . Carr. , Minh Nguyen. December 9. th. , 2014.. Agenda. Motivations (Cosmic & Atomic scales). Dark Matter categories. The Dark Matter Zoo. Neutrinos. Neutralinos. Kaluza. -Klein particles. Summary. Expansion of the Universe. Early 1990’s – Universal expansion expected to slow. . - Universe is full of matter, and gravity pulls matter together. 1998 – Hubble Space Telescope observations show otherwise. The universe is the sum of all energy, matter, space and time.. But there. ’. s a difference between the universe we see (the observable universe) . and the universe as it really exists.. This gets complicated….. National Science Foundation • Division of Astronomical Sciences . Prepared by the . Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy . SCIENCE. . PEOPLE TECHNOLOGY. Scientists Discover Galaxy that is 99.99 Percent Dark Matter. John . Moffat. Perimeter Institute. Miami 2015 Conference. Fort Lauderdale, December 16, 2015. 2015-12-21. 1. 2. 2015-12-21. 3. https://angel.co/mog. 2015-12-21. Introduction. Observations of the dynamics of galaxies as well as the dynamics. Prof. David Toback. Texas A&M . University. Mitchell Institute for . Fundamental Physics and Astronomy. March 2018. Gents of Texas A&M. Prologue. 2. We live in a . time of remarkable scientific . Matter and Energy What is matter? Matter and Energy What is matter? It's what everything that occupies space and has mass is made of And everything like that is made out of chemical elements There are 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, and a number of synthetic ones Challenges for . Instrumentation. at the . Cos. mic Frontier. CPAD and Instrumentation Frontier Community Meeting. Argonne National Lab. 9 to 11 January 2013. Michael S. Turner. Kavli. Institute for Cosmological Physics . Gravity . and Light. Black Holes. What is Dark Matter?. Recap. Midterm . Friday . 11/. 1: summary review sheet posted. Canvas homework : . due Wednesday. Lab this week. Using . gravity to measure . masses. Niayesh Afshordi. Western University. Friday, April 13, 2012. “Friday . the 13th. . is a date considered to be bad luck in. . Western. . superstition. .” . -Wikipedia. . Outline. Introduction: Cold Dark Matter (CDM) .