Speaker
Prof.
Geraint Lewis
(University of Sydney)
Description
The Local Group offers the best opportunity to trace the dark matter properties of galaxies, directly confronting our cosmological models. Whilst the dynamical evidence points to the presence of abundant dark matter throughout the Local Group, many of its apparent properties are in conflict with our understanding of galaxy evolution. In this talk, I will review our present knowledge, and point to the successes, and apparent problems, of dark matter in the local galactic environment.
