Supersymmetry: A Bold Idea in Particle Physics

Supersymmetry, or SUSY, proposes that every known particle has a heavier “superpartner.”
These partners could help explain mysteries like dark matter.
SUSY unites matter particles (fermions) with force carriers (bosons) in one framework.
It could solve the “hierarchy problem” by stabilizing the Higgs boson’s mass.
Superpartners include particles like the selectron, squark, and photino.
If real, supersymmetry would nearly double the known particle family.
Despite decades of searching, no superpartners have yet been detected.
The Large Hadron Collider is one of the main tools testing SUSY predictions.
Supersymmetry could be a stepping stone toward string theory or unifying all forces.
Even if disproven, SUSY has inspired powerful new ideas in modern physics.