Low-Energy Supersymmetry: Prospects and Challenges

Abstract

An introduction to the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) is given. The motivation for ``low-energy'' supersymmetry is reviewed, and the structure of the MSSM is outlined. In its most general form, the MSSM can be viewed as a low-energy effective theory parametrized by a set of arbitrary soft-supersymmetry-breaking parameters. A variety of techniques for reducing the parameter freedom of the MSSM are surveyed. The search for supersymmetry below and above the threshold for supersymmetric particle production presents a challenging task for experimentalists at present and future colliders.

Comments: 15 pages, LaTex file with psfig and worldsci.sty. One figure included via uufiles. To appear in the Proceedings of the International Workshop on Elementary Particle Physics, Present and Future, Valencia, Spain, 5--9 June 1995