Supersymmetry

Introduction/purpose: Supersymmetry is a symmetry of the Lagrangian that goes beyond Lie groups. It allows the exchange of bosons and fermions. The most important model is the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model, or MSSM. Methods: Supercharge algebra, superfields, Grassmann numbers, Berezin integral. Results: Supersymmetric transformations are global, they do not depend on spacetime coordinates. In the case of Supergravity, they are local. Conclusion: Supersymmetric models, and MSSM in particular, could describe more physics and more particles beyond the Standard Model.