The novel Dark Matter relies heavily on a number of important
concepts in physics and astronomy. To read more about any of
them, please click on the relevant links to Wikipedia below.
- Dark Matter - Matter of unknown composition that does not emit
or reflect enough electromagnetic radiation to be observed directly,
but whose presence can be inferred from gravitational effects on
visible matter. <more>
- Antimatter - Extends the concept of the antiparticle to matter,
whereby antimatter is composed of antiparticles in the same way
that normal matter is composed of particles. <more>
- Speed of Light - An important physical constant denoted by the
letter c for constant or the Latin word celeritas meaning
"swiftness". It is the speed of all electromagnetic radiation,
including visible light, in a vacuum. <more>
- Special Relativity - A fundamental physics theory about space
and time developed by Albert Einstein as a replacement for
classical mechanics. <more>
- General Relativity - a theory of gravitation developed by Albert
Einstein, stating that the observed gravitational attraction between
masses results from those masses warping nearby space and
time. <more>
- String Theory - A model of fundamental physics, whose building
blocks are one-dimensional extended objects called strings, rather
than the zero-dimensional point particles that form the basis for the
standard model of particle physics. <more>
- Higher Dimensions - Theories such as string theory and M-
theory predict that space in general has up to 11 dimensions, but
that the universe, when measured along these additional
dimensions, is subatomic in size. As a result, we perceive only the
3 spatial dimensions that have macroscopic size. <more>
- Time Travel - The concept of moving backwards and/or forwards
to different points in time, in a manner analogous to moving
through space. Additionally, some interpretations of time travel
suggest the possibility of travel between parallel realities or
universes. <more>
- Black Hole - A region of space in which the gravitational field is so
powerful that nothing can escape after having fallen past the event
horizon. <more>
- Fermi Paradox - The apparent contradiction between high
estimates of the probability of the existence of extraterrestrial
civilizations and the lack of evidence for, or contact with, such
civilizations.. <more>
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