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FORMATION OF STRUCTURE IN THE UNIVERSE Edited by Avishai Dekel and Jeremiah P. Ostriker

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Table of Contents

DARK MATTER AND STRUCTURE FORMATION

Introduction

Cosmology Basics

Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Universes

Is the Gravitational Force r^-1 at Large r ?

Age, Expansion Rate, and Cosmological Constant

Age of the Universe t₀

Hubble Parameter H₀

Relative Distance Methods

Fundamental Physics Approaches

Correcting for Virgocentric Infall

Cosmological Constant

Measuring ₀

Very Large Scale Measurements

Large-scale Measurements

Measurements on Scales of a Few Mpc

Estimates on Galaxy Halo Scales

Cluster Baryons vs. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

Cluster Morphology and Evolution

Early Structure Formation

Conclusions Regarding

Dark-Matter Particles

Hot, Warm, and Cold Dark Matter

Cold Dark Matter

Axions

Supersymmetric WIMPs

MACHOs

Hot Dark Matter: Data on Neutrino Mass

Origin of Fluctuations: Inflation and Topological Defects

Topological Defects

Cosmic Inflation: Introduction

Inflation and the Origin of Fluctuations

Eternal Inflation

A Supersymmetric Inflation Model

Inflation with ₀ < 1

Inflation Summary

Comparing DM Models to Observations: CDM vs. CHDM

Building a Cosmology: Overview

Lessons from Warm Dark Matter

CDM vs. CHDM - Linear Theory

Numerical Simulations to Probe Smaller Scales

CHDM: Early Structure Troubles?

Advantages of Mixed CHDM Over Pure CDM Models

Best Bet CDM-Type

References

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