Astronomy 596/496 NPA
Lecture 23, March 25 Spring 2019

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Standard Model of Particle Physics: Twitter Version

  • particle content: "periodic tables" here and here
  • who feels what interaction?
  • the Higgs field and its significance

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
cold relic dark matter abundance freezeout

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