Geometrical aspects on the dark matter problem

The DARK MATTER problem

There are several dark matter problems, each on a different scale. The standard way to prove the existence of dark matter is to compare dynamical estimates of the mass of an object (galaxy, cluster) with an evaluation of its population contents. Historically, we can distinguish four distinct problems : 1. the galactic force law in the solar neighbourhood 2. galactic halos 3. groups and clusters...

Geometrical aspects of the ball-plate problem

The geometry of the mechanical ball-plate problem is discussed and some of its geometrical properties are pointed out. M.S.C. 2010: 58F05

The Dark Matter Problem in Disk Galaxies

In the generic CDM cosmogony, dark-matter halos emerge too lumpy and centrally concentrated to host observed galactic disks. Moreover, disks are predicted to be smaller than those observed. We argue that the resolution of these problems may lie with a combination of the effects of protogalactic disks which would have had a mass comparable to that of the inner dark halo and be plausibly non-axis...

The Cosmological Flatness Problem and Limits on Dark Matter

Theoretical Aspects of Dark Matter Detection

Direct and indirect dark matter detection relies on the scattering of the dark matter candidate on nucleons or nuclei. Here, attention is focused on dark matter candidates (neutralinos) predicted in the minimal supersymmetric standard model and its constrained version with universal input soft supersymmetry-breaking masses. Current expectations for elastic scattering cross sections for neutrali...