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SUMMARY:THE DARK SIDE OF THE UNIVERSE
DESCRIPTION:Featuring Kati Freese\, Uhlenbeck Professor\, University of Mic
	higan; Director Emerita\, Nordita\nPoster: http://physics.bu.edu/internal//
	files/get/042816-Freese.pdf\n\nPart of the Physics Department Colloquia Ser
	ies.\n\nWhat is the universe made of?" This question is the longest outstan
	ding problem in all of modern physics\, and it is one of\nthe most importan
	t research topics in cosmology and particle physics today. The reason for t
	he excitement is clear: the bulk\nof the mass in the universe consists of a
	 new kind of dark matter particle\, and many of us believe its discovery is
	 imminent.\nI'll discuss the evidence for the existence of dark matter in g
	alaxies\, and show how it fits into a big picture of our universe\ncontaini
	ng 5% atoms\, 25% dark matter\, and 70% dark energy. Probably the best dark
	 matter candidates are Weakly Interacting\nMassive Particles (WIMPs). Three
	 approaches are taken in searching for WIMPS: at the Large Hadron Collider\
	, in underground\nlaboratories\, and with astrophysical probes for the prod
	ucts of dark matter annihilation. Detections are claimed in multiple\nexper
	iments - they cannot all be right. Excitement is building\, but the answer 
	is unclear. I'll then turn to dark energy and its effect\non the fate of th
	e universe.
LOCATION:PRB 595\, 3 Cummington Mall\, 02215
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