Dark Matter Universal Properties in Galaxies
Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
2011-08-26 v1
Abstract
In the past years a wealth of observations has unraveled the structural properties of dark and luminous mass distribution in galaxies, a benchmark for understanding dark matter and the process of galaxy formation. The study of the kinematics of over thousand spirals has evidenced a dark-luminous matter coupling and the presence of a series of scaling laws, pictured by the Universal Rotation Curve paradigm, an intriguing observational scenario not easily explained by present theories of galaxy formation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1008.3958,
title = {Dark Matter Universal Properties in Galaxies},
author = {Christiane Frigerio Martins},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1008.3958},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Proceedings of the VI International Workshop on the Dark side of the Universe. June 01-06, 2010. Le\'on, M\'exico