Brazilian Journal of Physics

, Volume 43, Issue 5–6, pp 369–374 | Cite as

Dark Matter

Particles and Fields
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Abstract

I review the development of the concept of dark matter. The dark matter story passed through several stages, from a minor observational puzzle to a major challenge for theory of elementary particles. Modern data suggest that dark matter is the dominant matter component in the Universe and that it consists of some unknown non-baryonic particles. Dark matter is the dominant matter component in the Universe; therefore, properties of dark matter particles determine the structure of the cosmic web.

Keywords

Dark matter Large-scale structure of the universe CMB radiation 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.CosmologyTartu ObservatoryTõravereEstonia

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