Prof. Dr. Michael Klasen (Univ. Münster):
Dark matter theory: Status and perspectives
Dark matter (DM) research is currently entering a golden era. There is
overwhelming evidence for its abundance in the Universe, five times
larger than ordinary matter, known with sub-percent precision, but
unexplainable in the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics,
neutrinos being too light. DM therefore provides the only clear
evidence for physics beyond the SM. We will review theoretical models
and detection prospects for Weakly Interacting Massive Particle DM both
top-down from Supersymmetry and bottom-up with Minimal Models.