WIMP范式：主题与变奏
The WIMP Paradigm: Theme and Variations
AI总结：
该讲义围绕暗物质候选者WIMPs展开，介绍其研究动机、基本特征与探测方法，并探讨WIMP范式的衍生研究方向，展现该领域的丰富研究内涵。
摘要：
弱相互作用大质量粒子（WIMPs）数十年来一直是粒子暗物质的主流候选者，目前仍是一种合理且极具研究动机的可能性。在这些讲义中，我阐述了WIMPs的基本研究动机，从“WIMP奇迹”及其鲜受关注的同类理论“离散WIMP奇迹”展开。随后概述了WIMPs的部分基本特征及探测方法。讲义最后介绍了WIMP主题的若干变奏方向，这些方向如今已成为独立的重要研究课题，彰显了WIMP范式的丰富性。
英文摘要：
WIMPs, weakly-interacting massive particles, have been leading candidates for particle dark matter for decades, and they remain a viable and highly motivated possibility. In these lectures, I describe the basic motivations for WIMPs, beginning with the WIMP miracle and its under-appreciated cousin, the discrete WIMP miracle. I then give an overview of some of the basic features of WIMPs and how to find them. These lectures conclude with some variations on the WIMP theme that have by now become significant topics in their own right and illustrate the richness of the WIMP paradigm.
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