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Title: Dark matter and dark energy: The critical questions

Abstract

Stars account for only about 0.5% of the content of the Universe; the bulk of the Universe is optically dark. The dark side of the Universe is comprised of: at least 0.1% light neutrinos; 3.5% {+-} 1% baryons; 29% {+-} 4% cold dark matter; and 66% {+-} 6% dark energy. Now that we have characterized the dark side of the Universe, the challenge is to understand it. The critical questions are: (1) What form do the dark baryons take? (2) What is (are) the constituent(s) of the cold dark matter? (3) What is the nature of the mysterious dark energy that is causing the Universe to speed up.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Research (ER) (US)
OSTI Identifier:
804699
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-Conf-02/283-A
TRN: US0300758
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-76CH03000
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Proceedings of Workshop on Hubble's Science Legacy: Future optical UV astronomy from Space, Chicago, IL (US), 04/02/2002--04/05/2002; Other Information: PBD: 19 Nov 2002
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ASTRONOMY; BARYONS; NEUTRINOS; NONLUMINOUS MATTER; STARS; UNIVERSE

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Turner, Michael S. Dark matter and dark energy: The critical questions. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Turner, Michael S. Dark matter and dark energy: The critical questions. United States.
Turner, Michael S. 2002. "Dark matter and dark energy: The critical questions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/804699.
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