The State of Supersymmetry after Run I of the LHC

TL;DR

This paper reviews the current status of supersymmetry research following the first LHC run, analyzing experimental constraints, theoretical models, and future directions in light of new data and the Higgs boson discovery.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive survey of supersymmetric models and search strategies post-LHC Run I, highlighting how experimental results shape theoretical developments.

Findings

LHC data constrains many supersymmetric models

The observed Higgs mass impacts model viability

Future search strategies are identified as promising

Abstract

In these lectures I survey the state of supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model in light of data from the first run of the LHC. After assessing pre-LHC expectations based on principles of naturalness and parsimony, I review the landscape of direct and indirect search limits at the LHC, including the implications of the observed Higgs mass and couplings. Finally, I survey several broad classes of supersymmetric models that are consistent with current data and enumerate the most promising search strategies and model-building directions for the future.