The Thought Experiment - Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 3)

Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 3)

08/22/08 • -1 min

Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 3)
In the fall I'm giving a lecture series on topics ranging from the history of the universe to time travel. Dark Matter is one of those topics.
In this third of 4 part series, we go over candidates for dark matter particles and detection techniques.
Next installment goes over the history of Dark Matter and its competitors.

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Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 2)

Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 2)
In the fall I'm giving a lecture series on topics ranging from the history of the universe to time travel. Dark Matter is one of those topics.
In this second of 4 part series, I do a thought experiment involving Barry Bonds and detail the origin and nature of matter.
Next installment deals with detecting candidates of Dark Matter.

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Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 4)

Shedding Light on Dark Matter (part 4)
In the fall I'm giving a lecture series on topics ranging from the history of the universe to time travel. Dark Matter is one of those topics.
In this final part of the series, we go over a very brief history of Dark Matter and some of its competitor theories, such as Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) and Massive Compact Halo Objects (MACHOs).