Authors: David J.E. Marsh, David Ellis, and Viraf M. Mehta

This book provides an incisive, self-contained introduction to one of the most intriguing subjects in modern physics, presenting the evidence we have from astrophysics for the existence of dark matter, the theories for what it could be, and the cutting-edge experimental and observational methods for testing them.

It begins with a survey of the astrophysical phenomena, from rotation curves to lensing and cosmological structure formation.

The book explains the constraints on each theory, such as direct detection and indirect astrophysical limits.