Monday, September 22, 2014

REINTERPRETING DARK MATTER

 

Dark matter could be regarded as a very cold quantum fluid governing the formation of the structure across the whole universe some researchers say.

In cosmology, cold dark matter is a form of matter the particles of which move slowly in comparison with light, and interact weakly with electromagnetic radiation. It is estimated that only a minute fraction of the matter in the Universe is baryonic matter, which forms stars, planets and living organisms. The rest, comprising over 80%, is dark matter and energy.

The theory of cold dark matter helps to explain how the universe evolved from its initial state to the current distribution of galaxies and clusters, the structure of the Universe on a large scale. In any case, the theory was unable to satisfactorily explain certain observations, but the new research by Broadhurst and his colleagues sheds new light in this respect.


Source and further reading:
http://www.ehu.es/p200-hmencont/en/contenidos/noticia/20140701_thomas_broad/en_thomas/thomas.html
corina marinescu

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