Physics Beyond the Standard Model and Dark Matter (Murayama 2007)

Authors:
Hitoshi Murayama

Abstract: In this lecture note, I discuss why many of us are expecting rich physics at
the TeV scale, drawing analogies from the history of physics in the last
century. Then I review some of the possible candidates of new physics at this
energy scale. I also discuss why we believe much of the matter in the universe
is not atoms (baryons) or compact astronomical objects, and hence requires
physics beyond the standard model. Finally I discuss some of the candidates for
the non-baryonic dark matter.

Comments: Lectures at Les Houches Summer School,
Session 86, Particle Physics and Cosmology: the Fabric of Spacetime,
July 31- August 25, 2006
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph)
Cite as: arXiv:0704.2276v1 [hep-ph]