Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation: Challenges for the Next Decade
arXiv:astro-ph/0412297 · doi:10.1063/1.1848315
Abstract
The origin of the galaxies represents an important focus of current cosmological research, both observational and theoretical. Its resolution involves a comprehensive understanding of star formation, galaxy dynamics, the cosmology of the very early universe, and the nature of the dark matter. 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.
To be published in joint proceedings for Mitchell Symposium on Observational Cosmology and Strings and Cosmology Conference, College Station, April 2004, eds. R. Allen and C. Pope, AIP, New York, and in proceedings for PASCOS04/NathFest, Boston, August 2004, eds. G. Alverson and M. Vaughan, World Scientific, Singapore