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Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation

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Frontiers of Cosmology

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I describe recent challenges in dark matter. I review the budgets for baryonic and nonbaryonic dark matter. Problems with cold dark matter in the context of galaxy formation are summarized, and possible solutions are presented. I conclude with a description of the prospects for observing cold dark matter.

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  1. Astrophysics, Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH, UK

    Joseph Silk

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  1. Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, Toulouse, France

    Alain Blanchard

  2. Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France

    Monique Signore

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Silk, J. (2005). Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation. In: Blanchard, A., Signore, M. (eds) Frontiers of Cosmology. NATO Science Series, vol 187. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3057-6_15

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