Dark and Light
Subtitle: Unifying the Origins of Dark and Visible Matter
Contributors: Randall, Lisa; Schwartz, Matthew; Franklin, Melissa
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Description: The Standard Model of particle physics can account for neither the dark matter dominating the universe's matter density, nor the baryon asymmetry that leads to the visible matter density. This dissertation explores models of new physics that connect dark matter to baryogenesis and can naturally account for the observed quantities of both types of matter. Special emphasis is given to models incorporating new weak-scale physics, as such models often predict signatures at present and upcoming experiments and can potentially be connected to solutions of the hierarchy problem.
Notes: Keywords: baryogenesis, dark matter, WIMP.

Thesis Ph.D. Harvard University 2012