Cold Dark Matter
• Unknown particles decouple early but not
before they become non-relativistic.
• The cold dark matter perturbations grow from
these early times and are unaffected by some
damping processes that HDM experiences.
• Perturbations survive on all scales leading to
structure on all scales, as observed.
• Small structures form first, “hierarchical”
galaxy formation.
• Can be studies in detail via computer
simulations.