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Dark Matter and its Gravitational Effects

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Gravitational Lensing, Dark Matter's Gravitational Effects, and Candidates for Dark Matter Particles

This chapter explores gravitational lensing and its connection to dark matter. It discusses how massive objects can warp spacetime, causing light to bend and how this phenomenon can be used to map the distribution of dark matter. Additionally, it addresses the measurement of dark matter's gravitational effects and the search for its particles.

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