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Dark Matter: the Particle Physics View

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Dark Matter and Dark Energy

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This is an elementary introduction to some issues of Dark Matter, particularly devoted to readers who are not familiar with the particle physics background needed to address this chapter of astroparticle physics.

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Masiero, A. (2011). Dark Matter: the Particle Physics View. In: Matarrese, S., Colpi, M., Gorini, V., Moschella, U. (eds) Dark Matter and Dark Energy. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 370. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8685-3_6

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