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DARK MATTER

WELCOME TO THE PRESENTATION


ABOUT DARK MATTER

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INTRODUCTION DARK MATTER

IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE’LL EXPLORE


WHAT DARK MATTER IS, WHY IT’S
IMPORTANT AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION RELATED TO THE DARK
MATTER

DARK MATTER IS A MYSTERIOUS


SUBSTANCE THAT MAKES UP THE MOST
OF THE MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE

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WHAT IS DARK MATTER?
DARK MATTER

DARK MATTER IS A TYPE OF MATTER THAT DOESN’T INTERACT


WITH LIGHT OR OTHER FORMS OF ELECTORMAGNETIC
RADIATON

THIS MEANS THAT WE CAN’T SEE IT DIRECTLY, BUT WE CAN


INFER ITS EXISTENCE FROM ITS GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS ON
VISIBLE MATTER. FOR INSTANCE, LIGHT OR EARTH

IN ADDITION, THE EXACT NATURE OF DARK MATTER IS STILL


UNKNOWN

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WHY IS DARK MATTER IMPORTANT ?
DARK MATTER

DARK MATTER PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THE


STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE.

WITHOUT DARK MATTER, GALAXIES WOULD NOT


HAVE ENOUGH GRAVITATIONAL PULL TO HOLD THEIR
STARS AND GAS TOGETHER

DARK MATTER ALSO HELP EXPLAIN THE FORMATION


OF GALAXY CLUSTERS AND COSMIC WEB.

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EVIDENCE FOR DARK MATTER DARK MATTER

THERE ARE SEVERAL PIECES OF EVIDENCE THAT


SUPPORTS THE EXISTENCE OF DARK MATTER
INCLUDING GRAVITATIONAL LENSING AND RELATIVITY
THEORY.

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GRAVITATIONAL LENSING & RELATIVITY
DARK MATTER

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DARK MATTER

IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN GRAVITATIONAL


LENSING, FIRST WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT IS
RELATIVITY.

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GRAVITATIONAL LENSING & RELATIVITY
DARK MATTER

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DARK MATTER

GRAVITATIONAL LENSING

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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