1996/12/17 by Michael Dine, Dine, Michael · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-ph/9612389
67 pages including figures, latex
arxiv created 1996/12/17 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
These lectures provide an introduction to supersymmetry phenomenology. They include an overview of the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. The notion of soft breaking is explained, constraints on the standard soft breaking parameters are reviewed, and the standard ansatz of universal soft masses is discussed. The rest of the lectures are devoted to understanding supersymmetry breaking more microscopically. Models of dynamical supersymmetry breaking are reviewed, after which we turn to the question of the scale of supersymmetry breaking. Both intermediate and low scales and their phenomenology are considered. Finally, we consider applications to string theory. The emphasis, throughout, is on general issues rather then extensive detail, but it is hoped that the listeners/readers will be prepared after these lectures to delve into the details.