2008/05/29 by Howard Baer, Xerxes Tata · 31 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Dark matter #Electroweak interaction #Electroweak scale #Large Hadron Collider #Particle physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Physics #Physics beyond the Standard Model #Supersymmetry #Symmetry breaking #Theoretical physics #Universe #astro-ph #hep-ex #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1007/978-81-8489-295-6_12
25 two-column pages with 11 EPS figures. Invited book chapter for volume on LHC physics to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of the Indian National Science Academy, edited by Amitava Datta, Biswarup Mukhopadhyaya and Amitava Raychaudhuri. Latex file needs style file insa.sty
arxiv created 2008/05/29 · openalex publication_date 2009/01/01 · arxiv updated 2015/05/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
An abundance of astrophysical evidence indicates that the bulk of matter in the universe is made up of massive, electrically neutral particles that form the dark matter (DM). While the density of DM has been precisely measured, the identity of the DM particle (or particles) is a complete mystery. In fact, within the laws of physics as we know them (the Standard Model, or SM), none of the particles have the right properties to make up DM. Remarkably, many new physics extensions of the SM -- designed to address theoretical issues with the electroweak symmetry breaking sector -- require the introduction of new particles, some of which are excellent DM candidates. As the LHC era begins, there are high hopes that DM particles, along with their associated new matter states, will be produced in pp collisions. We discuss how LHC experiments, along with other DM searches, may serve to determine the identity of DM particles and elucidate the associated physics. Most of our discussion centers around theories with weak-scale supersymmetry, and allows for several different DM candidate particles.