Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• ROTATION CURVES OF SPIRAL GALAXIES AND DARK MATTER
  • Some examples of typical rotation curves
  • Some problems
  • The Bosma relation
  • The "Universal rotation curves"
  • Dwarf irregular galaxies
  • The rotation curve of the Milky Way
• DARK MATTER IN OTHER GALAXIES
  • Dark matter in elliptical galaxies
  • Lenticular Galaxies
  • Dwarf spheroidal galaxies
  • Polar ring galaxies
  • Binary galaxies
  • Globular clusters and satellites
• THEORY
  • The nature of galactic dark matter
  • CDM theoretical models
  • MOND
  • The magnetic hypothesis
• COMMON HALOS
• CONCLUSIONS
• REFERENCES