Branon dark matter: an introduction

Abstract

This is a brief introduction to branon physics and its role in the dark matter problem. We pay special attention to the phenomenological consequences, both in high-energy particle physics experiments and in astrophysical and cosmological observations.

5 pages, 3 figures. To appear in the proceedings of the 10th international symposium on Particles, Strings and Cosmology, PASCOS 04, Boston, August 16-22, 2004