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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 Λ
• Measuring Ω₀
• 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 Ω
• 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 Ω₀ < 1
• Inflation Summary
• Comparing DM Models to Observations: ΛCDM vs. CHDM
• Building a Cosmology: Overview
• Lessons from Warm Dark Matter
• ΛCDM 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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