Phenomenological Aspects of Supersymmetry: Proceedings of a Series of Seminars Held at the Max-Planck-Institut für Physik Munich, FRG, May to November 1991

Although the Standard Model of strong and electroweak interactions describesparticle physics phenomena up to the vector boson mass scale very well, it is in general believed that it is not the ultimate theory. The aim of this series of seminars was to initiate discussions between field theorists and phenomenologically oriented high energy physicists on the observable consequenses of the concept of SUSY. The subjects covered by the individual contributions include an introduction to the basic features of SUSY models, in particular the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model, followed by discussions of the theoretical predictions and experimental findings on the particle content and mass spectra, cosmological consequenses, indirect manifestations through quantum effects, radiative corrections in the supersymmetric Higgs sector, and the concept of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking in the context ofSUSY. These topics are treated at a level appropriate for advanced students.However, the book should also be useful for teachers and researchers. Although the Standard Model of strong and electroweak interactions describesparticle physics phenomena up to the vector boson mass scale very well, it is in general believed that it is not the ultimate theory. The aim of this series of seminars was to initiate discussions between field theorists and phenomenologically oriented high energy physicists on the observable consequenses of the concept of SUSY. The subjects covered by the individual contributions include an introduction to the basic features of SUSY models, in particular the minimal supersymmetric Standard Model, followed by discussions of the theoretical predictions and experimental findings on the particle content and mass spectra, cosmological consequenses, indirect manifestations through quantum effects, radiative corrections in the supersymmetric Higgs sector, and the concept of dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking in the context ofSUSY. These topics are treated at a level appropriate for advanced students. However, the book should also be useful for teachers and researchers The supersymmetric standard model....Pages 1-46 The Higgs sector of the minimal supersymmetric model....Pages 47-64 Mass spectra of supersymmetric particles and experimental bounds....Pages 65-92 Cosmological constraints on supersymmetric models....Pages 93-117 Production and decay of supersymmetric particles at future colliders....Pages 119-152 Supersymmetry searches using high energy photon beams....Pages 153-159 Rare decays, heavy top and minimal supersymmetry....Pages 161-185 Supersymmetric quantum effects on electroweak precision observables....Pages 187-224 Radiative corrections in the supersymmetric Higgs sector....Pages 225-259 The upper limit of the light Higgs Boson mass in the minimal supersymmetric model....Pages 260-279 The standard model with minimal dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking....Pages 280-301 The minimal supersymmetric standard model with dynamical electroweak symmetry breaking....Pages 302-329