New FOM Program funded: The Missing Universe - What is the subatomic constituent of Dark Matter?
A “Vrije Programma” grant of 2.0M€ from Foundation FOM will allow several University of Amsterdam (UvA, Netherlands) faculty members at the Institute of Physics, all associated to the UvA research priority area GRAPPA, to carry out a research program to investigate the nature of Dark Matter over the next six years.
Dark Matter. Like the tip of an iceberg, only 15% of all matter in the Universe is visible as particles we know from the Standard Model. More than 85% of the matter in the Universe is made up of new, unknown particles; this is called Dark Matter. The goal of the awarded program is to find the particle that is responsible for Dark Matter. Image: Ralph A. Clevenger / Hollandse Hoogte.
Erik Verlinde: Rethinking the Big Bang theory
I think there’s something we haven’t found yet and this will help us discover the origins of our universe. In short, the universe originated from something, not from nothing. There was something there and we have to find the equations. It has something to do with dark energy and how that is related to dark matter. If we understand the equations for those components of our universe, I think we’ll also have a better understanding of how the universe began. I think it’s all about the interplay between these different forms of energy and matter.
Dark Matter mystery may soon be solved!
Not only Galaxies, but even Galaxy clusters seem to be connected to structured dark matter filaments as shown below. I assume this is embedded inside one of the fillaments of the so called Lyman Alpha structure
Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and other telescopes on Mauna Kea have studied a giant filament of dark matter in 3D for the first time. Image released Oct. 17. 2012.
CREDIT: Image by ESA; additional elements by K. Teramura, Univ. Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
Surprize:
Dark Matter Black Holes are everywhere at all scales as:
Dark Matter Sunspots, Dark Matter Comets, Dark Matter Ball Lightning and as
Anchor Black Holes for Stars, Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters.
CREDIT: Image by ESA; additional elements by K. Teramura, Univ. Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
Surprize:
Dark Matter Black Holes are everywhere at all scales as:
Dark Matter Sunspots, Dark Matter Comets, Dark Matter Ball Lightning and as
Anchor Black Holes for Stars, Galaxies and Galaxy Clusters.
