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GR: Gravitation und Relativitätstheorie

GR 14: Gravitation im Universum

GR 14.1: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 8, 2005, 10:15–11:00, TU BH262

Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation — •Joseph Silk — Astrophysics , Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK

Dark matter presents a challenge for gravitational theory. It is best attacked in two ways; by studying the confrontation of structure formation with observation and by direct and indirect searches. In this review, I will focus on those aspects of dark matter that are relevant for understanding galaxy formation, and describe the outlook for detecting the most elusive component, non-baryonic dark matter.