Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich
Fall 2009 Astronomy 596/496 NPA Oct 12

Lecture 21

Lecture Notes: pdf file
Ramanath Cowsik

Particle Dark Matter: Relic Species

  • production in the early universe
  • annihilation freezeout

Hot Relics: Neutrinos

  • relic density requirements
  • mass limits and the need for physics beyond the Standard Model

Cold Relics: WIMPS

  • annihilation requirements
  • the WIMP miracle
WIMP production via annihilation freezeout

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Brian D. Fields
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