Includes bibliographical references (p. 602-735) and index.

Particle dark matter / G. Bertone and J. Silk -- Simulations of cold dark matter haloes / B. Moore and J. Diemand -- Milky Way satellites / J. Bullock, M. Kaplinghat and L. Strigari -- Gravitational lensing and dark matter / Y. Mellier -- Dark matter at the centres of galaxies / D. Merritt -- Modified gravity as an alternative to dark matter / J.D. Bekenstein -- DM production mechanisms / G. Gelmini and P. Gondolo -- Supersymmetric dark matter candidates / J. Ellis and K.A. Olive -- Dark matter at the electroweak scale : non-supersymmetric candidates / G. Servant -- Non-WIMP candidates / J.L. Feng -- Axions / P. Sikivie -- Sterile neutrinos / M. Shaposhnikov -- SUSY searches at the LHC / T. Plehn and G. Polesello -- Supersymmetric dark matter at colliders / M. Battaglia and M.E. Peskin -- Extra dimensions at the LHC / K. Kong, K. Matchev and G. Servant -- SUSY tools / F. Boudjema, J. Edsjö and P. Gondolo -- Direct detection of WIMPs / D.G. Cerdeño and A.M. Green -- Annual modulation signature with large mass highly radiopure NaI(Tl) / R. Bernabei and P. Belli -- Particle dark matter and the DAMA/NaI and DAMA/LIBRA annual modulation effect / N. Fornengo -- Cryogenic detectors / G. Gerbier and J. Gascon -- Liquid noble gases / E. Aprile and L. Baudis -- Directional detectors / N. Spooner -- Axion searches / S. Asztalos -- Gamma-rays / L. Bergström and G. Bertone -- High-energy neutrinos from WIMP annihilations in the sun / F. Halzen and D. Hooper -- Indirect dark matter detection with cosmic antimatter / P. Salati, F. Donato and N. Fornengo -- Multi-wavelength studies / S. Profumo and P. Ullio -- Particle dark matter and Big Bang nucleosynthesis / K. Jedamzik and M. Pospelov -- Dark matter and stars / G. Bertone.

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