The Mystery of Dark Matter: In Search of the Invisible

by Wolfgang Kapferer

With this book, you embark on an exciting search for dark matter, which constitutes a major part of the mass of our universe, according to the current state of research. The author clearly explains which key observations have led to the inclusion of an invisible mass component in the standard model of our universe. The focus is on the "observations" of the invisible: starting with the early indications of the strange cohesion of galaxy clusters and moving on to current observations such as cosmic background radiation. In addition, you will learn about the direct and indirect measuring methods currently being used by researchers to try to track down dark matter and what might hide behind the phenomenon. " The mystery of dark matter " is a book for all those who want to learn what is actual known about the invisible mass that dominates our universe and what are the approaches to track down the mystery.

179 pages, Paperback

Published April 18, 2021

Reviews

[Richard Archambault · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good overview of the current state of research into dark matter, coupled with good introductions to the thought processes that led to the hypothesis of the existence of dark matter; the introductory texts are especially useful for readers who have had less exposure to cosmological theory and the history of the science.

One odd thing though: the text at times felt a bit stiff, a bit stilted. The reason? It was originally written in German, and machine-translated using DeepL! (with a human editor afterward, apparently). That's the first time I run across a whole book translated using DeepL. It's a great tool, but did lead to some slightly odd sentences that, while not incorrect, probably would have been written in a slightly different fashion if translated by a human.

[Roger Rohner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beschreibung der Geschichte und des Stands zur Forschung zur dunklen Materie.
Gut gegliedert und illustriert, sehr technisch und dadurch etwas trocken.