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Astrophysical constraints on Dark Matter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2012

C. Tao*
Affiliation:
Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille, IN2P3/CNRS and Université Aix-Marseille, Marseille, France, Tsinghua Center for Astrophysics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Abstract

Astrophysics gives evidence for the existence of Dark Matter and puts constraints on its nature. The Cold Dark Matter model has become “standard” cosmology combined with a cosmological constant. There are indications that “Cold” Dark Matter could be “warmer” than initially discussed. This paper reviews the main information on the Cold/Warm nature of Dark Matter.

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© EAS, EDP Sciences 2012

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