THE END OF COLD DARK MATTER

被引:102
作者
DAVIS, M
EFSTATHIOU, G
FRENK, CS
WHITE, SDM
机构
[1] UNIV DURHAM, DEPT PHYS, DURHAM DH1 3LE, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV OXFORD, MULLARD & ASTROPHYS LAB, DEPT PHYS, OXFORD OX1 3RH, ENGLAND
[3] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, INST ASTRON, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HA, ENGLAND
[4] UNIV CAMBRIDGE, INST ASTRON, DEPT PHYS, CAMBRIDGE CB3 0HA, ENGLAND
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10.1038/356489a0
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The successful cold dark matter (CDM) theory for the formation of structure in the Universe has suffered recent setbacks from observational evidence suggesting that there is more large-scale structure than it can explain. This may force a fundamental revision or even abandonment of the theory, or may simply reflect a modulation of the galaxy distribution by processes associated with galaxy formation. Better understanding of galaxy formation is needed before the demise of CDM is declared.
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页码:489 / 494
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